Canceled
Who approved this?
Approved by City Council.
Council voted unanimously on June 8, 2026 to end the city's 2 Flock contracts (7 fixed and 5 mobile cameras, about $49,000 a year), formalizing steps already underway: data sharing shut off and cameras removed or covered. The contracts, signed in May 2024 with 12-month initial terms, auto-renewed in May 2025 for 24 more months; the city will pay out the final contract year with service off and has sent Flock written notice against another auto-renewal. How the 2024 contracts were originally approved is being researched from city records. Minutes pending.
Columbia Heights ended its Flock contract
Contract ended a date pending records.
The money
- Contract amount: $49,000
- Cameras: 12
- Contract amount per camera: $4,083
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
- MPR News: council votes to end contract (June 9, 2026) mprnews.org
- ABC Newspapers: council unanimously ends Flock contract (June 9, 2026) hometownsource.com
Last verified: August 6, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
City Council approved it; the sources give no date. It passed as a council vote item. City of Columbia Heights runs the cameras.
Public records put the cost at $49,000. The contract covers 12 cameras. That comes to about $4,083 per camera.
The status reads canceled.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified August 6, 2026. The Minnesota hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Columbia Heights, MN Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/mn-columbia-heights/.
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- Camera locations near Columbia Heights: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock