Canceled
Who approved this?
Approved 1-2 by Oviedo City Council on September 22, 2025.
Oviedo City Council voted to remove all 8 Flock license plate readers and let the lease lapse, with the renewal decision due by the end of September 2026. The cameras went up in February 2026 under a contract the city signed with Flock in September 2025. Council approved that lease 3 to 2, and the mayor voted no over privacy concerns. Council took the contract up again at an August 17, 2026 session that officials described as discussion only, with no vote scheduled that night. Police Chief Dale Coleman said the cameras could be switched off as soon as the following Tuesday and that the department would go back to doing police work as it always had. Mayor Megan Sladek said the removal takes away a tool and takes away a lot of concerns. No document reviewed states the lease price, the annual cost per camera or any retention condition.
| Official (as recorded) | Office | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sladek | Mayor | No |
| Ott | Council member | No |
| 3 members, names not listed in the source | Council member | Yes |
Oviedo ended its Flock contract
Contract ended September 22, 2025.
The money
- Cameras: 8
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
- FOX 35 Orlando: the Oviedo City Council approved the license plate reader lease 3-2 with the mayor opposed (September 22, 2025) fox35orlando.com
- FOX 35 Orlando: the city signed with Flock in September 2025 for eight readers and the August 17 discussion-only session (August 17, 2026) fox35orlando.com
- FOX 35 Orlando: the council vote to remove all eight cameras installed in February, quoting Mayor Sladek and Chief Coleman (August 31, 2026) fox35orlando.com
- Oviedo Community News report on the 3 to 2 council vote approving the license plate reader lease (September 18, 2025) oviedocommunitynews.org
Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
Oviedo City Council approved this Flock contract on September 22, 2025. The tally: 1 yes, 2 no, and the motion failed. The named yes votes: 3 members, names not listed in the source. Voting no: Sladek, Ott. Approval method: council vote. Oviedo Police Department runs the cameras.
The agency reports 8 cameras.
Status: canceled.
4 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. The Florida hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Oviedo, FL Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/fl-oviedo/.
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- Camera locations near Oviedo: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock