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Who approved this?
Approved by Palatine Village Council on September 5, 2023.
The Palatine Village Council approved a 5 year contract with Flock Group, Inc. on September 5, 2023 in an amount not to exceed 296,625 dollars. The package covers 10 license plate recognition cameras and 5 situational awareness cameras. The council authorized Village Manager Reid Ottesen to enter the agreement. Journal and Topics reported the stated purpose as tracking down stolen vehicles and increasing safety across the village, and noted separate agreements with ComEd covering installation. No individual trustee votes were published in the sources read for this entry. The roll call, the ordinance number and the funding line are not documented in the sources. An August 7, 2026 NBC Chicago report listed Palatine among suburbs using Flock cameras.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $296,625
- Cameras: 10
- Contract amount per camera: $29,663 (about $5,933 a year)
- Term: 60 months
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
- Journal and Topics report on the September 5, 2023 Palatine council approval of the Flock Group contract (September 6, 2023) journal-topics.com
- NBC Chicago report listing Palatine among suburbs using Flock cameras (August 7, 2026) nbcchicago.com
Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
Palatine Village Council approved this Flock contract on September 5, 2023. Approval method: council vote. Palatine Police Department operates the program.
The documented amount is $296,625. Term length: 5 years. The agency reports 10 cameras. That comes to about $29,663 per camera.
The contract is in force.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. Every Illinois record is listed on the Illinois hub; the tracker lists all of them.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Palatine, IL Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 7, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/il-palatine/.
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- Camera locations near Palatine: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock