Visalia, CA Flock Contract

Who approved this?

Approved on the consent agenda, without discussion, by Visalia City Council on October 21, 2024.

The Visalia City Council took up file 24-0415 on October 21, 2024 as consent item 6, authorizing the City Manager to award a four year sole source contract to Flock Group Inc in the amount of 300,000 dollars for fixed automated license plate readers. The Valley Voice reported on September 4, 2026 that the item passed on the consent calendar with no presentation and no discussion, and that at least 22 Flock cameras are now active or pending in the city. Police Chief Jason Salazar credited the cameras with a 39 percent drop in stolen vehicles in 2025, the first full year after the 2024 rollout. The department says it does not share data with federal agencies and that California law bars it from turning on federal sharing features. Visalia posts a usage and privacy policy on the police website, requires training before an officer gets access, logs every query with date, time and search details, and runs weekly internal audits. Legistar records no tally and no named votes for this file, so the roll call is unknown. The 300,000 dollar figure is the award ceiling in the council item and is not broken out by year or by camera, and no retention period appears in the council record.