Canceled
Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. The city clerk holds the approval file.
Wythe County Sheriff Anthony Cline ended the office's contract with Flock Safety on September 1, 2026. Four cameras were in service at the time. Cline said automated readers raise important and evolving questions about privacy, data collection, information sharing, and the constitutional rights of citizens who have not been accused of a crime. He credited the cameras with investigative value before concluding that the contract should end. The contract price, term length and funding source were not disclosed by the sheriff's office, by WSLS, or in the Cardinal News roundup. No Board of Supervisors vote approving the original contract has been located.
Wythe County ended its Flock contract
Contract ended a date pending records.
The money
- Cameras: 4
What happens next
This decision already happened in public; the record and its sources are above. If the community revisits the question, that decision would follow the same public process: a noticed meeting, public comment, and a recorded outcome, all through official channels.
Sources
- WSLS 10: the Wythe County Sheriff's Office ends its contract with Flock Safety, retiring 4 cameras (September 1, 2026) wsls.com
- Cardinal News: at least a dozen Virginia localities have pulled away from Flock devices since July (September 3, 2026) cardinalnews.org
Last verified: September 7, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Wythe County Sheriff's Office runs the cameras.
The network counts 4 cameras.
The contract ended as canceled.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 7, 2026. The Virginia hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Wythe County, VA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/va-wythe-county/.
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- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock