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Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract. That gap is common where a purchase cleared without a council vote.
Iowa Public Radio reported on September 12, 2025, in a story by James Kelley, that Cedar Rapids runs Flock cameras and that Dubuque officers used the Cedar Rapids cameras to track 3 suspects who were later arrested in Cedar Rapids. The report says police liaisons in Cedar Rapids rejected open records requests for Flock data. It gives no contract cost, contract date or city council vote.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
Not yet in the sources: the contract amount, the camera count, and the approval date. The city or county clerk 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.
Sources
- Iowa Public Radio: Cedar Rapids Flock cameras and records request denials (September 12, 2025) iowapublicradio.org
Last verified: September 23, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
The sources do not say who approved this contract. Cedar Rapids Police Department operates the program.
The contract is active.
1 source backs this record; it is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 23, 2026. The Iowa hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Cedar Rapids, IA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ia-cedar-rapids/.
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- Camera locations near Cedar Rapids: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock