El Dorado County, CA Flock Contract

Who approved this?

Approved on the consent agenda, without discussion, by El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on August 26, 2025.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors approved file 25-1335 on August 26, 2025, a license plate recognition camera contract with Flock Safety for the Sheriff's Office at 113,000 dollars. The board authorized the Sheriff to execute the purchase contract, allowed budget increases on an as needed basis, and permitted future amendments within the Purchasing Agent's authority subject to County Counsel and Risk Management review. Funding comes from California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team special revenue funds. The signed order form breaks the cost into 63,000 dollars in year 1 at signing and 50,000 dollars a year after that, on net 30 terms, and lists 12 devices made up of 8 Flock Safety LPR units, 2 solar long range LPR units and 2 solar video cameras. The term is 24 months starting when the first unit is installed and validated, with automatic 24 month renewals unless either side gives 30 days notice. The contract sets retention at 30 days and states that Flock deletes footage on a rolling 30 day basis, leaving the county to extract and archive anything it wants to keep. Legistar records the result as pass but stores no vote tally or supervisor names, and neither document imposes an audit right or a public reporting duty.