You have probably driven past them
Here are some of the cameras around town. Every one of them records every car that passes, not just the cars police are looking for.
The Town pays for cameras it has no contractual say over how deputies use.
In February 2025 the Weddington Town Council voted unanimously to contract with Flock Safety for five cameras. The Town signed the contract, and it budgets $16,000 a year for it.
Checked automatically each morning from the posted agendas. Last checked November 11, 2026.
The cameras went live in 2025, and the lease has been in the budget every year since. The next decision is the FY2028 budget. If you live here, you can end this by asking the Council to leave that line out.
Here are some of the cameras around town. Every one of them records every car that passes, not just the cars police are looking for.
The Council voted once, in February 2025. Since then the lease has simply ridden along in the annual budget.
Council votes unanimously to authorize staff to execute a contract with Flock Safety for five cameras, on a motion by Councilmember Perryman. Minutes, p. 11, item F
Flock Group, Inc. signs the order form. The Town Administrator signs for the Town. Order form, p. 4
FY2026 budget adopted. Line item: "Flock camera lease," $16,000 a year. Proposed FY2026 budget, p. 6
The Mayor says Flock cameras will be installed "in the coming weeks." Minutes, p. 5, item 8
The minutes refer to "the recently installed flock cameras." Deputy Wrenn describes a first success: the cameras helped identify a stolen vehicle whose driver had outstanding warrants. Minutes, p. 8, item 9
FY2027 budget adopted, unanimous, with the same $16,000 Flock line. The Chief Deputy and the Mayor speak in support of the cameras, describing them as a force multiplier. Minutes, pp. 3 and 5 · Preliminary FY2027 budget, p. 6
A request to the town clerk for the contract, the spending, and correspondence between the Sheriff's Office, the Mayor and the Town Council. Partial response received Oct 2026; correspondence, account administrator, sharing settings, and audit reports still requested.
The FY2028 draft is presented and the Flock line first appears. Expected April 12.
Public hearing, then adoption of the FY2028 budget. Expected June 14.
Linked sources are listed under Source documents below. The FY2026 adoption is recorded in the Jun 9, 2025 Council minutes. 2027 dates follow the second-Monday meeting pattern and will be confirmed when posted.
The Town's signed Flock order form and Flock's Terms and Conditions are now public. Here is what they confirm, and what is still unknown. Each confirmed item links to the page it comes from.
These five people decide whether the Flock lease is funded. 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.
Email the whole Town Council →
Contact details are as published by the Town of Weddington and checked Oct 14, 2026. Each button opens a ready-to-edit message in your email app. Fill in the blanks before you send it.
The five cameras will be in the draft budget unless the Council hears from us. Email all five members, or show up and say it on the record.
Weddington Town Council meets the second Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at Weddington Town Hall, 1924 Weddington Rd. The draft budget is expected in April 2027 and the vote in June 2027, so the months before are when your voice counts most. Write down what you want to say, keep it to a few minutes, and be courteous. Innocent people should not be filmed simply for existing.
Want to understand how this works first? Start with the explainer or watch the talk. Tell your neighbors, most people don't know this is here.
All of this rests on the town's own documents. Download them and read them for yourself.
CON Flock Order Form and Terms and ConditionsThe Town's signed order form with Flock Group, Inc. and Flock's Terms and Conditions: five cameras, $15,000 a year, 30-day retention. Flock's cover page and a blank page are left out. ↓ MIN Council Minutes, Feb 10, 2025The unanimous vote authorizing a contract with Flock Safety for five cameras (page 11, item F). ↓ MIN Council Minutes, Jul 14, 2025The Mayor says Flock cameras will be installed in the coming weeks (page 5). ↓ MIN Council Minutes, Aug 11, 2025Deputy Wrenn describes a success from the recently installed cameras (page 8). ↓ MIN Council Minutes, Jun 8, 2026The FY2027 budget is adopted, and the Chief Deputy and the Mayor speak in support of the cameras (pages 3 and 5). ↓ BUD Proposed FY2026 BudgetPresented at the June 2025 public hearing. Includes the $16,000 "Flock camera lease" line (page 6). ↓ BUD Preliminary FY2027 BudgetPresented at the June 2026 public hearing. Carries the same $16,000 Flock line (page 6). ↓ AGR 2025 Law Enforcement Agreement AmendmentThe 2025 amendment among the Town, Union County and the Sheriff. It contains no license plate reader terms. ↓ AGR 2022 Amendment and 1999 AgreementThe 2022 amendment, with the original 1999 agreement attached. Section 3 of the 1999 agreement (page 18) says the Town may not direct the deputies. ↓