The cameras have been in place since about 2020. The current three-year Flock agreement, $142,672.50, was reported to the City Council in May 2026 as a purchase made under staff authority.
On September 8, 2026 the Council voted 6 to 0 that any future change to the Flock contract or system will come before the full Council.
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The Council has also accepted a $77,674 federal grant for Real Time Crime Center equipment, and a five-year Axon contract was on its October 13, 2026 agenda. The next budget decision is the FY2028 budget in June 2027.
These entries come from Monroe City Council agendas, packets and minutes, 2022 through October 2026. The original Flock purchase is older than these records.
Council was told on September 8, 2026 that Flock cameras were installed "beginning around 2020-2021." No Council vote on the original purchase appears in the 2022 to 2026 records. Minutes, in Oct 13, 2026 packet p. 228
Council votes 7 to 0 to award a multi-year Axon body-worn camera contract for $382,206. Minutes, in Mar 8, 2022 packet pp. 220 and 221
A parking study presented at Council's strategic planning meeting recommends a patrol vehicle with license plate recognition cameras for parking enforcement. No later purchase appears in the records. Packet p. 23
Council votes 7 to 0 for 50 Axon in-car cameras, $763,710 over five years, and 7 to 0 for a no-cost partnership placing a Paladin "box drone" on the police headquarters roof. Minutes, in Jun 10, 2025 packet pp. 65 to 67
A presentation at Council's strategic planning session lists a "Real Time Crime Center (future goal)" and "drones (field and box)." Minutes, in Jan 13, 2026 packet p. 58
The City Manager's monthly summary of contracts awarded in April 2026 lists Flock Safety, Inc., "Command suite safety platform 3 year," $142,672.50. The summary is provided for information; there was no Council vote. Packet pp. 431 and 432
Residents speak about Flock during public comment on July 14 and August 11. Jul 14 minutes, Aug 11 packet p. 244 · Aug 11 minutes, Sept 8 packet p. 131
At the request of two Council members, Council hears a presentation on Flock. Fifteen residents speak during public comment. Council votes 6 to 0 that any change to the Flock contract or system will go to the Public Safety Committee and then the full Council. Council also votes 6 to 0 to accept a $77,674 federal grant for Real Time Crime Center equipment. Minutes, in Oct 13 packet pp. 143, 210, 225 to 230
A five-year Axon contract, $1,604,624.03, includes body cameras and Axon Fusus, which allows live viewing of body camera video. The outcome will be in the November minutes. Packet pp. 258 and 259
Council adopts the FY2028 budget. Expected in June 2027.
Page numbers are PDF pages of the packet as the City posts it. Minutes of one meeting are approved at a later meeting and printed in that meeting's packet, which is why some links point to a later packet.
Here is what the City's records and the September 8, 2026 presentation to Council confirm, and what is still unknown. Each confirmed item links to the page it comes from.
None of the following appears in Council packets.
These six people decide any change to Monroe's Flock contract and the City's budget. A short, polite note from a resident carries more weight than a form letter, so add a sentence of your own before you send it.
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The FY2028 budget and any renewal or expansion of the Flock agreement are the decisions ahead. The Council hears from residents at every regular meeting.
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Everything on this page comes from Monroe's own posted records. These links open the original files on the town's website. Agenda packets can be very large, so give them a moment to load.
PKTCouncil Packet, Oct 13, 2026Minutes of Sept 8, 2026: public comment, the Flock presentation and the 6 to 0 votes (pp. 143, 210, 225 to 230). Also the Axon contract (pp. 258 and 259). Very large file.↗PKTCouncil Packet, Sept 8, 2026Staff report requesting the Flock presentation (p. 807), the grant (p. 471), and Aug 11 minutes (p. 131).↗PKTCouncil Packet, Aug 11, 2026July 14 minutes with public comment (p. 244).↗PKTCouncil Packet, May 12, 2026Summary of contracts awarded in April 2026, including the $142,672.50 Flock agreement (pp. 431 and 432).↗PKTCouncil Packet, Jan 13, 2026Dec 9, 2025 strategic planning minutes (p. 58).↗PKTCouncil Packet, Jun 10, 2025May 13 minutes: in-car camera and drone votes (pp. 65 to 67).↗PKTCouncil Packet, May 13, 2025Staff reports for the in-car cameras (pp. 617 and 618) and the drone partnership (p. 632).↗PKTStrategic Planning Packet, Nov 14, 2023Parking study recommending a plate-reading patrol vehicle (p. 23).↗PKTCouncil Packet, Mar 8, 2022Sept 28, 2021 minutes: body camera contract (pp. 220 and 221).↗NEWSWSOC-TV, Sept 8, 2026Reports the City's Flock transparency portal count: 16 cameras, 12 plate readers.↗