Suspended
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.
Codington County Sheriff Brad Howell paused the county's Flock camera program, and the physical cameras have been removed. Howell told KXLG on August 25, 2026 that cameras in the county were being vandalized and damaged, and that his office would investigate the damage as a criminal matter. He said the pause holds until more comes out from potential legislation in Pierre. The sheriff's office still uses automatic license plate readers mounted in patrol vehicles. On September 2, 2026 a Minnehaha County commissioner said in a public meeting that Codington County had taken its cameras down. No document reviewed gives the original camera count, the contract amount, the term, the approving body, or a vote on either the purchase or the pause.
Use suspended
Camera use is suspended. The contract itself has not been reported terminated.
Not yet in the sources: the contract amount, the camera count, and the approval date. The city or county clerk holds the approval file, and the records request guide gives the wording to ask for it. If you already hold the document, send it in.
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
- KXLG: Sheriff Brad Howell paused the Flock program after vandalism and removed the cameras, pending state legislation (August 25, 2026) mykxlg.com
- Dakota News Now: a Minnehaha County commissioner states that Codington County took its Flock cameras down (September 2, 2026) dakotanewsnow.com
Last verified: September 7, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Operating agency: Codington County Sheriff's Office.
The status reads suspended.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 7, 2026. Every South Dakota record is listed on the South Dakota hub; the tracker lists all of them.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Codington County, SD Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/sd-codington-county/.
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- Sioux Falls, SD Active
- Brookings, SD Active
- Minnehaha County, SD Active
- Camera locations near Codington County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock