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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.
Carolina Public Press reports that Madison County holds a 30,000 dollar Flock Safety contract and that the sheriff's office amended it in June 2026 to drop 5 cameras, leaving 12 in service from an original 17. The report says the sheriff asked for the funding and the county manager signed the contract, and that about 50 residents spoke at a June Board of Commissioners meeting. It does not give a term length, an approval date or a funding line.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $30,000
- Cameras: 12
- Contract amount per camera: $2,500
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
- Carolina Public Press: western North Carolina counties reviewing, amending or ending Flock Safety contracts (September 17, 2026) carolinapublicpress.org
Last verified: September 23, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Operating agency: Madison County Sheriff's Office.
Public records put the cost at $30,000. The agency reports 12 cameras. That comes to about $2,500 per camera.
The contract is active.
1 source backs this record; it is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 23, 2026. The North Carolina hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Madison County, NC Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/nc-madison-county/.
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- Camera locations near Madison County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock