Initial agreement for Flock cameras expires in August; County has not received request for renewal
While details were brought to County Administration in 2023, the start of the private two-year, reimbursement grant was not initiated until 2024. The two years cover 2024-2026, and the grant is set to end in late August.
Floyd County Administrator Kim Chiddo further explained this week the grant process related to the installation of four Flock Safety cameras throughout the county.
Chiddo said that while details were brought to County Administration in 2023, the start of the private two-year, reimbursement grant was not initiated until 2024. The two years cover 2024-2026, and the grant is set to end in late August.
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While an initial $12,000 was invested by the county to secure the grant, Chiddo explained that the total was 100% reimbursed, effectively zeroing out the amount of tax dollars spent on the cameras. “Zero county dollars contributed to this grant,” Chiddo said.
The 2023 grant application was submitted by the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office. Upon its approval, Chiddo said, the details were presented to the Board of Supervisors during a regular meeting as a part of a departmental update.
Chiddo noted that, with the expiration of the original agreement coming to an end next month, the county has not received “a new submittal (from Flock Safety, the private entity that provided the grant) to extend or continue the Flock cameras” in Floyd County.
Read more about community members’ response to Flock cameras in Floyd here.
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