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Who approved this?
Approved by Fair Oaks Ranch City Council.
Fair Oaks Ranch bought nine Flock Safety license plate readers for 34,050 dollars, with an anticipated annual cost of 27,000 dollars, or 3,000 dollars per camera per year. A city council meeting attachment prepared by Chief of Police Todd Smith sets out the purchase and states that captured images are held 30 days unless they are evidence in a criminal or civil case. Community Impact reported on June 20, 2025 that no separate council vote was required because the purchase fell inside the city manager approved spending authority, and that the money was allocated in the adopted fiscal year 2024-25 budget. The police department said it would run the system only after testing finished and after formal policies governing use were adopted. The cameras were expected to be operational in August 2025. Neither document states a contract term length, a renewal date, an audit requirement or a reporting condition to the council.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $34,050
- Cameras: 9
- Contract amount per camera: $3,783
- Funding source: General fund
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
- City of Fair Oaks Ranch council meeting attachment: Flock Safety automated license plate reader item mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net
- Community Impact: Fair Oaks Ranch implements Flock Safety cameras to aid the police department (June 20, 2025) communityimpact.com
Last verified: September 24, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
Fair Oaks Ranch City Council approved it; the sources give no date. The path was a council vote. Operating agency: Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department.
The documented amount is $34,050. The contract covers 9 cameras. That comes to about $3,783 per camera. Funding came through Adopted fiscal year 2024-25 city budget, with no additional money drawn from department budgets. Annual operating cost of 27,000 dollars, or 3,000 dollars per camera per year..
The agreement remains in force.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 24, 2026. Every Texas record is listed on the Texas hub; the tracker lists all of them.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Fair Oaks Ranch, TX Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 7, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/tx-fair-oaks-ranch/.
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