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Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. Contracts that arrive through procurement or a purchasing threshold often leave no vote to record.
WINK News reviewed records on who pays for plate readers in southwest Florida and reported that the Glades County Sheriff's Office runs 4 Flock cameras at 12,000 dollars every year, paid from forfeiture funds rather than the county general fund. The report gives no contract dates, no term length and no county commission vote on the agreement.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $12,000
- Cameras: 4
- Contract amount per camera: $3,000
- Funding source: Asset forfeiture
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. Glades County Sheriff's Office runs the cameras.
The stated price: $12,000. The agency reports 4 cameras. That comes to about $3,000 per camera. Funding: Forfeiture funds.
The contract is in force.
1 source backs this record; it is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 23, 2026. More from the state: the Florida hub. Everything: the tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Glades County, FL Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/fl-glades-county/.
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- Camera locations near Glades County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock