Rejected
Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. The city clerk holds the approval file.
Catawba police ran 5 Flock Safety cameras through a 60 day trial before asking the town council to make the arrangement permanent. The council declined at its September 8, 2026 meeting and the cameras are being taken down. Police Chief Brian Bixby backed keeping the system and cited limited funding and competing local needs as the reason it did not survive. WSOC reported the permanent installation would have run about $15,000, and WHKY reported the council also turned down a reduced offer of roughly $3,000 for a single camera. No contract amount is recorded here because the town never entered a paid agreement. Town Manager Danny Hipps described the trial as a chance to see how the equipment would work for Catawba before committing. Officials said the question could come back in a future budget year.
Catawba rejected Flock cameras
No contract was signed.
The money
- Cameras: 5
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
- WHKY report on the council declining the reduced single camera offer (September 7, 2026) whky.com
- WSOC report on the rejection, the 5 cameras and the proposal amount (September 8, 2026) wsoctv.com
Last verified: September 9, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
Catawba Town Council approved the contract; the sources give no date. Operating agency: Catawba Police Department.
The network counts 5 cameras.
The contract is now rejected.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 9, 2026. See the rest of North Carolina on the North Carolina hub, or browse the whole tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Catawba, NC Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/nc-catawba/.
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- Camera locations near Catawba: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock