Suspended
Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. Contracts that arrive through procurement or a purchasing threshold often leave no vote to record.
Iowa Public Radio reported that the Indianola Police Department announced on August 17, 2026 that it was suspending its contract with Flock Safety. Axios Des Moines reported that Waukee and Indianola discontinued using the cameras. Neither report gives a camera count, a contract amount, a term or a council vote.
Use suspended
Camera use is suspended. The contract itself has not been reported terminated.
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: Indianola Police Department suspends its Flock Safety contract on August 17, 2026 (August 27, 2026) iowapublicradio.org
- Axios Des Moines: Waukee and Indianola discontinued using the cameras (September 15, 2026) axios.com
Last verified: September 23, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Indianola Police Department runs the cameras.
The status reads suspended.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 23, 2026. See the rest of Iowa on the Iowa hub, or browse the whole tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Indianola, IA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ia-indianola/.
Related
Read on
- Marshalltown, IA Active
- Clarke County, IA Canceled
- Waukee, IA Canceled
- Camera locations near Indianola: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock