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Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. Contracts that arrive through procurement or a purchasing threshold often leave no vote to record.
A WECT investigation published on June 1, 2026 reports that the Columbus County Sheriff's Office runs 6 Flock Safety cameras and uses them to find stolen vehicles, missing persons and wanted persons. The report does not give a dollar figure, an approval date, a term length or a funding line.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Cameras: 6
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
Last verified: September 23, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Columbus County Sheriff's Office operates the program.
The agency reports 6 cameras.
The contract is active.
1 source backs this record; it is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 23, 2026. More from the state: the North Carolina hub. Everything: the tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Columbus County, NC Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/nc-columbus-county/.
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- Camera locations near Columbus County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock