Dalton, GA Flock Contract

Who approved this?

Approved 1-0 by Dalton Mayor and Council on February 16, 2026.

The Dalton Mayor and Council approved an amendment to the city Flock camera agreement on February 16, 2026. The city published meeting notes say the amendment adds 3 cameras at a cost of 1,950 dollars and that the Police Department already ran 9 permanent cameras and 1 portable camera, so the system reaches 13 readers. Police Chief Cliff Cason told the council the 3 units would cover the remaining highway entry points into Dalton, and said that after a January 10 homicide the system led officers to a suspect vehicle in Kentucky several hours later. The vote was 3 to 0, with Councilmember Dennis Mock absent and the Ward 2 seat vacant, so Mayor Annalee Sams cast the third vote. An earlier expansion reported by the Dalton Daily Citizen on December 11, 2023 passed 4 to 0 and was described as 91,300 dollars over a 5 year agreement covering 2 added cameras. That figure is not the amount shown because it covers the wider agreement rather than the February 2026 action, and the 2 documents do not reconcile. A Flock Group Inc. order form filed as a Dalton council agenda attachment lists 4 Falcon and 1 Falcon Flex reader, a year one subtotal of 14,400 dollars, an annual recurring total of 13,000 dollars and a printed total contract amount of 27,400 dollars across a 24 month initial term, signed on the city side by then Mayor David Pennington. The amount shown is the documented cost of the February 2026 amendment only.