Gastonia, NC Flock Contract

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Who approved this?

Approved by Gastonia City Council.

The city agreed to a 5-year contract with Flock Safety in January 2024 worth just under $230,000 for 9 cameras: $48,900 for installation and the first year, then $45,000 per year. On December 17, 2024, the council unanimously approved an expansion costing about $148,500, funded by a US Department of Justice COPS grant.

Renewal date pending

The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.

The money

  • Funding source: Other grant

Not yet in the sources: the contract amount, the camera count, and the approval date. Gastonia City Council holds the approval file, and the records request guide gives the wording to ask for it. If you already hold the document, send it in.

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.

    Read the renewal action guide

    Sources

    Last verified: July 24, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.

    The record

    Gastonia City Council approved it; the sources give no date. It passed as a council vote item. Gastonia Police Department runs the cameras.

    Funding: COPS grant (2024 expansion).

    The contract is active.

    2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified July 24, 2026. More from the state: the North Carolina hub. Everything: the tracker.

    Cite this record

    Who Approved This, "Gastonia, NC Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/gastonia-nc/.

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