Galveston County, TX Flock Contract

Who approved this?

Approved on the consent agenda, without discussion, by Galveston County Commissioners Court on October 14, 2024.

Galveston County Commissioners Court has approved Flock Safety items repeatedly since 2020. The county legislative record shows item 24-1393, authorizing the County Judge to sign a grant funded contract with Flock Safety under the fiscal year 2024 catalytic converter task force grant, introduced September 17, 2024 as a consent agenda item. County Judge Mark Henry moved to defer it on September 30, 2024, seconded by Commissioner Darrell Apffel, and that deferral passed 5 to 0. The court then approved the item on October 14, 2024 with Henry, Apffel, Joseph Giusti, Stephen Holmes and Robin Armstrong all recorded voting aye. A separate Flock renewal for non TxDOT cameras, item 24-1539, was approved November 12, 2024 by the same 5 members, and a third renewal covering TxDOT cameras for the Criminal Investigations Division was filed as item 24-1555. Earlier records include a no cost Flock Safe Communities Program agreement in July 2020 and a Flock agreement in January 2023. The Galveston County Daily News reported that the county approved 7 new cameras in 2024 using Senate Bill 224 grant money. The contract approval request form filed with agenda item 24-1393 describes a Flock Safety subscription for 7 new cameras, records $35,994.25 budgeted and $32,250 projected in the first year with $25,000 recurring in year 2, and sets purchasing contract CM24323 to run from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025.