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Who approved this?
Approved by Sarasota City Commission on January 6, 2025.
The Sarasota Police Department's $339,250 agreement with Flock Group Inc. of Atlanta won unanimous approval from the Sarasota City Commission on January 6, 2025, the Sarasota News Leader reported on January 9, 2025. The 2-year contract lets the department set up a Real-Time Operations Center with live monitoring of license plate readers and other police resources. Commissioners had discussed the program with police staff during budget workshops the year before the vote. On August 24, 2026, Sarasota Magazine reported that an officer who joined the department in 2023 was fired upon his arrest on felony counts of official misconduct and computer offenses tied to his use of Flock. No document found shows the city ended or paused the Flock contract after the arrest. No document found gives the camera count, the funding line, the contract start or end date, or the names in the vote.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $339,250
- Term: 24 months
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
- Sarasota News Leader: City Commission approves $339,250 Flock Group agreement for the police department, unanimous vote on January 6, 2025 (January 9, 2025) sarasotanewsleader.com
- Sarasota Magazine: Sarasota police officer arrested over misuse of the Flock system (August 24, 2026) sarasotamagazine.com
Last verified: September 26, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
Sarasota City Commission approved this Flock contract on January 6, 2025. The path was a council vote. Sarasota Police Department runs the cameras.
The documented amount is $339,250. It covers 2 years.
The agreement remains in force.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 26, 2026. Every Florida record is listed on the Florida hub; the tracker lists all of them.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Sarasota, FL Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/fl-sarasota/.
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- Camera locations near Sarasota: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock