Canceled
Who approved this?
Approved by City Council.
The council approved a 2-year contract in October 2024 for 19 cameras, funded entirely by a $131,880 Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority grant. The network had been paused since December 2025. Mayor Mike Rosen announced the cancellation at the May 26, 2026 council meeting, citing records showing federal agencies accessed the city’s network and a reported FBI plan to buy nationwide license plate reader access. At the October 1, 2024 business meeting Assistant Chief Rodney Sniffen presented the Flock proposal, funded by a $131,880 Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority grant covering installation, maintenance and storage for two years at no cost to the city. Councilmember Olson moved to put the item on a future consent agenda for approval, and that motion passed 6 to 1 with Councilmember Nand opposed. That vote was not the approval itself, so it is not given as the approval date. The city agenda portal at edmondswa.primegov.com and the Laserfiche minutes archive both refuse automated reading, so the consent vote that followed has not been located.
Edmonds ended its Flock contract
Contract ended a date pending records.
The money
- Contract amount: $131,880
- Cameras: 19
- Contract amount per camera: $6,941 (about $3,471 a year)
- Term: 24 months
- Funding source: Other grant
What happens next
This decision already happened in public; the record and its sources are above. If the community revisits the question, that decision would follow the same public process: a noticed meeting, public comment, and a recorded outcome, all through official channels.
Sources
- My Edmonds News on the October 1, 2024 Edmonds City Council business meeting (October 1, 2024) myedmondsnews.com
- The Daily Herald (Jenna Peterson): Edmonds becomes 3rd city in the county to cancel Flock Safety contract (May 27, 2026) heraldnet.com
Last verified: August 20, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
City Council approved it; the sources give no date. The path was a council vote. Edmonds Police Department runs the cameras.
The contract amount is $131,880. It covers 2 years. The contract covers 19 cameras. That comes to about $6,941 per camera. The money: $131,880 grant from the Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority covering installation, maintenance and data storage for two years.
The contract ended as canceled.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified August 20, 2026. See the rest of Washington on the Washington hub, or browse the whole tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Edmonds, WA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/edmonds-wa/.
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- Camera locations near Edmonds: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock