Expired
Who approved this?
Approved on the consent agenda, without discussion, by Maple Valley City Council on April 28, 2025.
The Maple Valley City Council adopted Resolution R-25-1972 on April 28, 2025 as consent calendar item 6(g), authorizing the city manager to execute contract C25-4218 with Flock Group Inc. The staff report from Chief Lockhart describes a 2 year pilot covering 7 Flock Safety license plate reader cameras. The $50,550 figure shown is the contract total for the full 24 month term as written in the resolution, and the packet breaks that into $26,050 in year 1 including implementation fees and $24,500 recurring. Funding splits into $40,000 from the Drug Seizure Fund and $10,550 from the General Fund. The staff report gives a contract end date of May 31, 2026. The minutes record a unanimous 7 to 0 vote, and every member the minutes list as present is recorded here as a yes. The staff report states the system does not use facial recognition and is not used for traffic enforcement. No renewal or extension document was found after the stated end date.
| Official (as recorded) | Office | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sean P. Kelly | Mayor | Yes |
| Dana Parnello | Deputy Mayor | Yes |
| Les Burberry | City Council member | Yes |
| Didem Pierson | City Council member | Yes |
| John Herbert | City Council member | Yes |
| Victoria Schroff | City Council member | Yes |
| Syd Dawson | City Council member | Yes |
Maple Valley ended its Flock contract
Contract ended May 31, 2026.
The money
- Contract amount: $50,550
- Cameras: 7
- Contract amount per camera: $7,221 (about $3,611 a year)
- Term: 24 months
- Funding source: Asset forfeiture
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
- Maple Valley City Council agenda packet, April 28, 2025, consent item 6(g) Flock staff report (April 28, 2025) cms3.revize.com
- Maple Valley Resolution R-25-1972 authorizing contract C25-4218 with Flock Group Inc (April 28, 2025) cms3.revize.com
- Maple Valley City Council regular business meeting minutes recording the 7 to 0 vote (April 28, 2025) cms3.revize.com
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The record
Maple Valley City Council approved it on April 28, 2025. It passed 7-0. The named yes votes: Sean P. Kelly, Dana Parnello, Les Burberry, Didem Pierson, John Herbert, Victoria Schroff, Syd Dawson. It passed as a consent agenda item. Maple Valley Police Department runs the cameras.
The contract amount is $50,550. The agreement spans 2 years. The contract covers 7 cameras. That comes to about $7,221 per camera. The money: $40,000 from the Drug Seizure Fund and $10,550 from the City General Fund, as stated in Resolution R-25-1972.
The contract is now expired.
3 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 9, 2026. See the rest of Washington on the Washington hub, or browse the whole tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Maple Valley, WA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/wa-maple-valley/.
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- Camera locations near Maple Valley: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock