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Who approved this?
Approved by Hutchins City Council on July 1, 2024.
Focus Daily News reported on July 24, 2024 that the Hutchins City Council unanimously approved a resolution on July 1 allowing the City Administrator to enter a two-year contract with Flock Safety for more license plate reader cameras. The article says 8 additional cameras would go on arterial roads, including JJ Lemon Road, Dowdy Ferry Road, IH-45 at Palestine, Wintergreen Road and the IH-45 N frontage road, and that the program would cost 58,000 dollars over two years from the city's general fund. It also says Flock cameras were already installed on Lancaster Hutchins Road. The Flock order form attached to the June 17, 2024 council work session, where Police Chief Steve Perry gave a Flock presentation, is budgetary quote Q-83409, created May 21, 2024. It lists 8 Falcon cameras, a 24,000 dollar annual platform fee and 10,000 dollars in pole implementation fees, for a Year 1 total of 34,000 dollars and a total contract value of 58,000 dollars over a 24-month initial term. The camera count of 8 is the Falcon line on the form. The article gives no member names, and the July 1, 2024 minutes were not located.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $58,000
- Cameras: 8
- Contract amount per camera: $7,250 (about $3,625 a year)
- Term: 24 months
- 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
- Focus Daily News: Hutchins City Council unanimously approved a two-year Flock contract on July 1, 8 cameras, 58,000 dollars, general fund (July 24, 2024) focusdailynews.com
- Flock Safety: budgetary quote Q-83409 for the Hutchins Police Department, 8 Falcon cameras, total contract value 58,000 dollars, 24 months (May 21, 2024) mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net
- Hutchins City Council agenda: work session item A.1, Flock Safety presentation by Police Chief Steve Perry (June 17, 2024) mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net
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The record
The approval came from Hutchins City Council on July 1, 2024. It passed as a council vote item. Hutchins Police Department runs the cameras.
Public records put the cost at $58,000. The agreement spans 2 years. Cameras: 8. That comes to about $7,250 per camera. It was paid for via General fund, per Focus Daily News.
The contract is active.
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Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Hutchins, TX Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/tx-hutchins/.
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