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Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. The city clerk holds the approval file.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office operates 160 Flock Safety license plate reader devices at a reported annual cost of 158,000 dollars. Sheriff John Mina defended the network, saying losing it would benefit criminals, and called the readers an important tool for deputies and investigators. After the Florida Department of Transportation memo of August 31, 2026, signed by chief operating officer Will Watts, revoked permits for readers in state highway rights of way and set a 30 day removal window, the agency began pulling the cameras on state roadways while keeping the rest running where it says the law still allows. No approving body, vote tally or contract term has been published for the Orange County deployment. The published record does not state a retention period, an audit schedule, a sharing policy or a contract end date. The 158,000 dollar figure is an annual cost reported by Police1 and by a Central Florida newsletter, not a total contract value from an order form. This is Orange County, Florida, not Orange County, California or New York.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $158,000
- Cameras: 160
- Contract amount per camera: $988
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
- Police1: Florida bans most license plate readers from state roads (September 1, 2026) police1.com
- News 6 ClickOrlando: Central Florida agencies that have suspended Flock camera networks (September 1, 2026) clickorlando.com
Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Orange County Sheriff's Office runs the cameras.
The stated price: $158,000. The network counts 160 cameras. That comes to about $988 per camera. Funding: Reported as an annual cost of 158,000 dollars carried by the sheriff's office. No budget line, grant or ordinance has been published..
The agreement remains in force.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. More from the state: the Florida hub. Everything: the tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Orange County, FL Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/fl-orange-county/.
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- Camera locations near Orange County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock