Canceled
Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract. That gap is common where a purchase cleared without a council vote.
The police department did not renew the contract, and system access ended June 30, 2026. Police Chief Lester Baker announced the decision with Mayor Sisitsky and the City Council Rules, Ordinances and Ethics Subcommittee, which plans an ordinance on license plate reader use; the department had used Flock for 4 years.
Framingham ended its Flock contract
Contract ended June 30, 2026.
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
This decision already happened in public; the record and its sources are above. If the community revisits the question, that decision would follow the same public process: a noticed meeting, public comment, and a recorded outcome, all through official channels.
Sources
- Boston.com (June 25, 2026) boston.com
- Newport Dispatch (June 27, 2026) newportdispatch.com
Last verified: July 17, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
The sources do not say who approved this contract. Operating agency: Framingham Police Department.
The contract is now canceled.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified July 17, 2026. Every Massachusetts record is listed on the Massachusetts hub; the tracker lists all of them.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Framingham, MA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ma-framingham/.
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- Camera locations near Framingham: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock