Suspended
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.
The Pembroke Pines Police Department announced on September 2, 2026 that it was suspending all of its license plate reader programs, including Flock cameras. The shutdown followed a memo from the Florida Department of Transportation, signed by chief operating officer Will Watts, that revoked existing permits for local police license plate reader systems on state roads and gave agencies 30 days to remove installed equipment. The Miami Herald reported the department ran more than 60 automated license plate reader cameras and had spent more than 300,000 dollars on the program, so the camera count shown is that reported floor. The Ocala Gazette dated the FDOT memo August 31, 2026, while the Miami Herald placed it on Monday, August 26; August 31 was the Monday of that week, so August 31 is used. No city commission vote appears in the sources, and the police department itself announced the suspension. Mayors from Miami Beach, Aventura and Sunny Isles asked the state to pause enforcement and to add privacy rules instead. The sources do not state the contract term, the payment schedule, or any retention, audit, portal or data sharing condition.
Use suspended
Camera use is suspended. The contract itself has not been reported terminated.
The money
- Cameras: 60
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
- Ocala Gazette: DeSantis administration shutters Flock cameras on state roads (September 1, 2026) ocalagazette.com
- CBS News Miami: Pembroke Pines suspends license plate readers as South Florida mayors push back (September 2, 2026) cbsnews.com
Last verified: September 7, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Pembroke Pines Police Department runs the cameras.
The agency reports 60 cameras. Funding: Not stated in the sources. The Miami Herald reported the city had spent more than 300,000 dollars on more than 60 license plate reader cameras without naming the funding account..
The status reads suspended.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 7, 2026. More from the state: the Florida hub. Everything: the tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Pembroke Pines, FL Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 7, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/fl-pembroke-pines/.
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- Camera locations near Pembroke Pines: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock