Wheeling, IL Flock Contract

Who approved this?

Approved on the consent agenda, without discussion, by Wheeling Village Board of Trustees on December 4, 2023.

The Wheeling Village Board of Trustees adopted Resolution 23-151 on December 4, 2023. The resolution waived competitive bidding and authorized a five year contract with Flock Safety for license plate recognition services, capped at 20,000 dollars in fiscal 2024 with no annual increases through fiscal 2029. The item cleared on the consent agenda, moved by Mary Papantos and seconded by Jim Ruffatto, and the minutes record 7 members voting yes with none opposed. The 20,000 dollar figure shown is the documented first year cap, because the resolution prints only the fiscal 2024 number and states that later years carry no increase. The minutes do not state a camera count, a per unit price, or a funding account, and they do not list office titles beside the seven names in the roll call. The village program page for the system says Wheeling police do not share data with federal law enforcement agencies and have deactivated that sharing, and that federal sharing is off by default with explicit approval required for any new sharing relationship. That page also says searches are logged with an offense type justification and points to 625 ILCS 5/2-130, the Illinois limit on using plate reader data for immigration enforcement or reproductive health care investigations. No retention period is published on either document.