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Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. The city clerk holds the approval file.
WINK News reported that the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office runs 14 Flock cameras. The office paid 32,850 dollars for the first 9 in 2024 using a JAG grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, added 5 more in 2025 for 20,950 dollars from its own budget, and renewed in 2025 at 43,500 dollars. The report gives no contract dates, no term length and no county commission vote.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $43,500
- Cameras: 14
- Contract amount per camera: $3,107
- Funding source: JAG grant
What happens next
Renewals are decided in public. Residents can attend the meeting, speak during public comment, and write to the office above through official channels. The ACLU publishes a model cancellation resolution officials can adapt.
Sources
Last verified: September 23, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Approval method: grant-driven. DeSoto County Sheriff's Office runs the cameras.
Public records put the cost at $43,500. The network counts 14 cameras. That comes to about $3,107 per camera. It was paid for via JAG grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for the first 9 cameras; Sheriff's Office budget for 5 more.
The contract is in force.
1 source backs this record; it is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 23, 2026. The Florida hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "DeSoto County, FL Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/fl-desoto-county/.
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- Camera locations near DeSoto County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock