College of the Sequoias Community College District, CA Flock Contract

Who approved this?

Approved by Board of Trustees of the College of the Sequoias Community College District on January 8, 2024.

On January 8, 2024 the Board of Trustees of the College of the Sequoias Community College District adopted Resolution No. 2024-01, titled Declaring the Futility of Public Bidding for the Security Services, and Approving a Contract Extension for That Work. The resolution names Flock Group, Inc. as the vendor and covers 22 Flock Safety Falcon cameras. The total is 288,800 dollars across a 60 month initial term, billed at 58,800 dollars in year 1 and 57,500 dollars in each of years 2 through 5. The district cited Public Contract Code section 20651(a) and argued that rebidding would waste the equipment, training and software already in place, saving about 60,000 dollars over the extension. The resolution form carries blank lines for AYES, NOES, ABSTAIN and ABSENT, so the packet gives no vote tally and no trustee names. The district police department posts a separate ALPR page that names Flock Safety, dates the program to April 2023, and counts 20 cameras split 6 at Visalia, 8 at Tulare and 6 at Hanford. That page states each search requires a justification and links a Flock transparency portal for the department. Neither document names a funding line or a retention period.