Renewal upcoming
Who approved this?
Approved by City Council.
Item 9 of the Statesboro City Council packet for August 18, 2026 asks the council to approve a five-year Flock Safety contract beginning in fiscal 2027 and running through fiscal 2031. The packet puts the yearly cost for equipment and services at $229,500.00, for a total over five years of $1,147,500.00, and states the contract covers 54 automated license plate readers plus 2 square miles of gunshot detection coverage with Flock's service and support. The Statesboro Herald reports the proposed term as August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2031 and reports that the department runs weekly audits using Flock's audit assistance feature to check that officers use the system for valid investigatory purposes. The Herald traces the existing program to a Community Violence Reduction Grant from the Georgia Governor's Office of Planning and Budget using federal American Rescue Plan Act money, with a final installment of $57,537.33 received. The council packet names no fund or budget line for the 5-year renewal, so no funding source is given, and the earlier grant is not assumed to carry forward. Interim Police Chief Jared Akins brought the renewal forward, and the meeting was set for 5:30 p.m. on August 18, 2026.
This contract expires July 31, 2031
1754 days until the community decides.
The money
- Contract amount: $1,147,500
- Cameras: 54
- Contract amount per camera: $21,250 (about $4,250 a year)
- Term: 60 months
What happens next
Last scheduled meeting: August 18, 2026; outcome pending verification.
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
- City of Statesboro council packet, August 18, 2026, item 9: $229,500.00 a year, $1,147,500.00 over five years, 54 readers (August 18, 2026) statesboroga.gov
- Statesboro Herald: the August 2026 to July 2031 term, the weekly audits and the grant history (August 18, 2026) statesboroherald.com
Last verified: August 18, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
City Council approved it; the sources give no date. Approval method: council vote. Operating agency: Statesboro Police Department.
Public records put the cost at $1,147,500. Term length: 5 years. The agency reports 54 cameras. That comes to about $21,250 per camera.
The contract is in force. It runs through July 31, 2031; the decision calendar counts down to it.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified August 18, 2026. The Georgia hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Statesboro, GA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ga-statesboro/.
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- Camera locations near Statesboro: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock