Olmsted Falls, OH Flock Contract

Who approved this?

Approved 7-0 by Olmsted Falls City Council on April 11, 2023.

Olmsted Falls City Council adopted legislation 14-2023 on April 11, 2023 by a poll of 7 ayes and 0 nays, after Mr. Chitester moved to adopt and Ms. Buchholz seconded. The measure authorizes Mayor James P. Graven to enter an agreement with Flock Safety for 3 Falcon license plate recognition cameras. It sets 9,997.50 dollars for the purchase and installation and 9,000 dollars per year for maintenance beginning in year two, drawn from Fund No. 146. Council passed it as an emergency measure so the contract could be signed without delay. Police Chief Rogers told council the cameras were planned for the Columbia and John intersection and the Columbia and Cook intersection, that professional installation runs 325 dollars per camera, and that the warranty carries a 500 dollar deductible with the company covering replacement. The city PDF is captioned Resolution No. 14-2023 while the city legislation index lists the same file as Ordinance 14-2023. Exhibit A is a scanned image with no machine readable text, so contract term length, end date and any data retention limit are not confirmed by these documents.