Canceled
Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. Contracts that arrive through procurement or a purchasing threshold often leave no vote to record.
Stoughton City Council voted unanimously on July 28, 2026 to terminate the city's two-year Flock Safety contract. The Stoughton Courier Hub itemizes the agreement at $12,500 for the first year, already paid, and $12,500 for the second, and reports the city owes a $12,500 buyout to cancel early. The contract had been set to run to December 2027 and was signed about seven months before the termination vote. Cameras went in during May 2026, roughly three months before the council reversed course, and the planned configuration was four reader cameras plus one pole camera carrying a live video feed. Data is held 30 days before a third party permanently deletes it. Mayor Tim Swadley, City Attorney Rick Manthe and Police Chief Brandon Hill are named in the coverage. Stoughton is reported as the seventh entity in Dane County to end or decline to renew a Flock contract. No numeric tally was reported for the unanimous vote, so none is stated here.
Stoughton ended its Flock contract
Contract ended a date pending records.
The money
- Contract amount: $25,000
- Cameras: 5
- Contract amount per camera: $5,000 (about $2,500 a year)
- Term: 24 months
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
- Stoughton Courier Hub: council terminates the contract, the itemized $12,500 charges and the buyout (July 29, 2026) stoughtonnews.com
- WMTV NBC15: Stoughton council votes unanimously to terminate the Flock Safety agreement (July 29, 2026) wmtv15news.com
- Channel3000 WISC-TV: the $25,000 two-year agreement and the Dane County context (July 29, 2026) channel3000.com
Last verified: August 18, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
City Council approved it; the sources give no date. Operating agency: Stoughton Police Department.
The contract amount is $25,000. The agreement spans 2 years. The agency reports 5 cameras. That comes to about $5,000 per camera.
The contract is now canceled.
3 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified August 18, 2026. See the rest of Wisconsin on the Wisconsin hub, or browse the whole tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Stoughton, WI Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/wi-stoughton/.
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- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock