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Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. The city clerk holds the approval file.
The Brookings Police Department has run 7 Flock cameras since February 2024, the Brookings Register reported. Residents brought privacy objections to the Brookings City Council, which heard the concerns without taking action on the contract. Police Chief Michael Drake said he would give the council a fuller account of the program at its September 22, 2026 meeting. The article does not give the annual cost, the contract term, the funding source or the body that authorized the purchase.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Cameras: 7
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
- Brookings Register report on the Brookings Flock contract brookingsregister.com
Last verified: September 22, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Brookings Police Department runs the cameras.
The network counts 7 cameras.
The contract is active.
1 source backs this record; it is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 22, 2026. More from the state: the South Dakota hub. Everything: the tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Brookings, SD Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/sd-brookings/.
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- Camera locations near Brookings: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock