At a glance
- Status
- Documented cost and scope growth; the largest figure is an unsigned proposal
- Documented 2023
- $49,330.00 invoiced — 16 fixed ALPR cameras
- Documented 2023–2026
- $266,969.15 invoiced
- FY2027 purchase order
- $154,000.00 (PO 02270042, OMNIA contract R250203)
- Unsigned order form
- $344,550.12 year one; $291,250.12 annually thereafter
- Projected combined FY2027
- $498,550.12 — more than ten times the 2023 figure
- Conclusion strength
- Documented figures; the $344,550.12 is a proposal, not a purchase
Key quotations
“Access to all privately owned Flock devices within your jurisdiction that have been shared with you.”
“Upload a suspect vehicle photo from and [sic] alternative source (i.e. CCTV, doorbell camera, mobile phone), and machine learning will match it to vehicles recorded by Flock Safety cameras in the past 30 days”
“Flock Safety built and maintained agency website that allows citizens to register their cameras and indicate that they may be viewed by law enforcement. Law enforcement can view each registered camera’s location on the FlockOS map.”
Contract-value history
Each amount comes from a specific invoice, purchase order, or vendor order form. The 2023 through 2026 rows are grouped by the year the invoices were billed. The 2027 row is the FY2027 purchasing cycle — nothing in it has been invoiced, and one of its two figures has not been signed.
On a narrow screen this table scrolls sideways. The same figures appear as cards underneath it.
| Year | Executed or invoiced | Additional orders or charges | Combined amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $49,330.00Invoiced | — | $49,330.00Documented |
| 2024 | $55,800.25Invoiced$47,839.00Invoiced | — | $103,639.25Documented |
| 2025 | $56,289.50Invoiced | $1,420.90Invoiced | $57,710.40Documented |
| 2026 | $56,289.50Invoiced | — | $56,289.50Documented |
| 2027 | $154,000.00Purchase order | $344,550.12Unsigned proposal | $498,550.12Projected |
Documented total, 2023–2026
$266,969.15
Invoiced by the vendor and billed to the City.
Projected combined FY2027 amount
$498,550.12
A $154,000 purchase order plus a $344,550.12 unsigned proposal. Not money already spent.
The change
10×
The projected FY2027 amount is more than ten times the $49,330 documented in 2023.
Record by record
2023
Invoiced$49,330.00
Invoice INV-21800
16 Falcon ALPR cameras, implementation services, and Advanced Search.
View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 15)
2024
Invoiced$55,800.25
Invoice INV-41953
16 Falcon cameras and Advanced Search licensing.
View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 21)
Invoiced$47,839.00
Invoice INV-42684
FlockOS Community, Wing Gateway, an Elite package, and professional services.
View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 24)
2025
Invoiced$56,289.50
Invoice INV-67184
2025–2026 renewal: platform, Advanced Search, and 16 LPR cameras.
View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 27)
Invoiced$1,420.90
Invoice INV-78879 — replacement charge
Pole and camera replacement at Phase 3 site P#019, Copper Basin Rd at Hwy 89 SB. Billed November 7, 2025 — an invoiced charge, not a proposal.
View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 30)
2026
Invoiced$56,289.50
Invoice INV-96579
2026–2027 renewal: Advanced Search and Falcon hardware and services.
View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 33)
2027The FY2027 purchasing cycle, not a calendar year of billing. Nothing in this row has been invoiced.
Purchase order$154,000.00
Purchase order 02270042
Flock LPR and camera equipment under OMNIA contract R250203. Dated July 1, 2026 and approved on the FY2027 Approved Expenditure List on June 29, 2026. A purchase order obligates the money; it is not yet a vendor invoice.
View original record(02_Procurement_and_Purchasing.pdf, PDF pp. 3–4)
Unsigned proposal$344,550.12
Unsigned Flock order form (“Project Prove It”)
A vendor order form for a far larger deployment. The signature block is blank — no names, titles, dates, or PO number — and the supplied file carries no valid execution date. It is a proposal, not a purchase.
View original record(01_Contracts_and_Amendments.pdf, PDF pp. 5–8)
What the later materials describe
The 2023 purchase was 16 cameras that read license plates. The order form and quote records describe a broader system. Each item below is what the document says the product does — not a finding about how Prescott uses it, and not confirmation that Prescott has bought it.
30 or more ALPR cameras
The unsigned order form lists 30 Flock Safety Falcon plate readers plus one Solar Falcon LR long-range unit — roughly double the 16 cameras Prescott started with.
View original record(01_Contracts_and_Amendments.pdf, PDF p. 5)
Fixed and pan-tilt-zoom video cameras
Condor fixed and PTZ video cameras, including multidirectional 180° and 270° bundles that combine several fixed cameras and a PTZ on one pole. These are video cameras, not plate readers.
View original record(01_Contracts_and_Amendments.pdf, PDF pp. 5 and 7)
Live video streaming
Condor PTZ cameras are described as live-streamed with 30 days of edge storage, with the option to stream live video, view recordings, and upload video.
Integration with CAD, body cameras, dash cameras, and city cameras
The FlockOS Elite package lists a CAD connection displaying 911 calls on the map, body-worn and dash camera integration showing camera locations, and automatic vehicle location for patrol vehicles.
View original record(03_Quotes_and_Pricing.pdf, PDF pp. 57–58)
Statewide and nationwide license-plate searches
State Network and Nationwide Network lookups let the agency search plates against all cameras opted in to Flock’s statewide and nationwide networks, plus direct sharing with surrounding jurisdictions.
Convoy analysis — vehicles seen together
Convoy Search identifies vehicles that have been seen together, or vehicles repeatedly seen near a specific car.
Visual matching from doorbell, CCTV, or phone images
Visual Search accepts a suspect-vehicle photo from another source — CCTV, a doorbell camera, or a mobile phone — and uses machine learning to match it against vehicles recorded by Flock cameras in the past 30 days.
Private community cameras
Community Cameras (Full Access) provides access to privately owned Flock devices within the jurisdiction that have been shared with the agency.
A registry of participating private cameras
The Camera Registry Program is a Flock-built agency website where residents register their own cameras; police can then see each registered camera’s location on the FlockOS map.
Interior floor plans and infrastructure layers
The ESRI-based map interface offers 3D visualization, interior floor plans of buildings, boundary mapping, and layering of city infrastructure data such as public facilities, transit, and utilities.
View original record(03_Quotes_and_Pricing.pdf, PDF pp. 57–58)
The hardware counts come from the unsigned order form. The software capabilities are the FlockOS “Elite” package described in the quote record. Prescott has been invoiced for a FlockOS Elite package previously, so some of these features may already be in use; the records supplied do not settle which are switched on today.
Timeline
March 2023
City Contract No. 2023-151 is executed for 16 fixed ALPR cameras; invoice INV-21800 bills $49,330.00.
View original record(01_Contracts_and_Amendments.pdf, PDF pp. 10–12)
2024
Two invoices total $103,639.25 — camera licensing plus FlockOS, a Wing Gateway, an Elite package, and professional services.
View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF pp. 21 and 24)
2025
The renewal bills $56,289.50, and a November replacement charge adds $1,420.90 — $57,710.40 documented for the year.
View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF pp. 27 and 30)
June 15, 2026
The 2026–2027 renewal bills $56,289.50.
View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 33)
June 29 – July 1, 2026
Purchase order 02270042 commits $154,000 for Flock LPR and camera equipment under OMNIA contract R250203, approved on the FY2027 Approved Expenditure List.
View original record(02_Procurement_and_Purchasing.pdf, PDF pp. 3–4)
Undated in the supplied records
A Flock order form headed “Project Prove It” proposes 30 Falcon plate readers plus a Solar Falcon LR, Condor fixed and PTZ video cameras, and implementation services — $344,550.12 in year one and $291,250.12 annually thereafter. Its signature page is blank.
View original record(01_Contracts_and_Amendments.pdf, PDF pp. 5–8)
Issues & possible violations
How to read the labels
- Documented fact
- Directly stated or shown in a primary record.
- Supported inference
- A conclusion reasonably supported by multiple records.
- Unresolved
- Requires missing records, audit work, or legal interpretation.
- Not established
- An allegation the available evidence does not prove.
Evidence: Invoices INV-21800 ($49,330.00), INV-41953 ($55,800.25), INV-42684 ($47,839.00), INV-67184 ($56,289.50), INV-78879 ($1,420.90), and INV-96579 ($56,289.50).
Argument: What began as a test-and-evaluation purchase became a recurring annual obligation of roughly $56,000, plus one-off charges. This is the documented baseline against which any expansion should be measured.
Status: Documented fact — every figure ties to a vendor invoice.
Original evidence: View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 15) View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 21) View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 33)
Evidence: PO 02270042, dated July 1, 2026, for Flock LPR and camera equipment under OMNIA contract R250203, approved on the FY2027 Approved Expenditure List on June 29, 2026.
Argument: This is nearly three times the documented 2023 purchase, obligated through a cooperative contract rather than a competitive solicitation of Prescott’s own.
Status: Documented fact — committed, not yet invoiced.
Original evidence: View original record(02_Procurement_and_Purchasing.pdf, PDF pp. 3–4)
Evidence: The order form records a Subtotal Year 1 of $344,550.12 and an annual recurring subtotal of $291,250.12. Its signature page carries empty template fields — no signature, name, title, date, or PO number — and the supplied file bears no valid execution date.
Argument: A proposal of this size is a decision still to be made, which is precisely why it belongs in front of the public before it is signed rather than after. It must not be described, budgeted, or reported as an approved expenditure.
Status: Documented fact — a proposal, not a purchase.
Original evidence: View original record(01_Contracts_and_Amendments.pdf, PDF pp. 5–7) View original record(01_Contracts_and_Amendments.pdf, PDF p. 8)
Evidence: The order form adds Condor fixed and PTZ video cameras to the plate readers; the FlockOS Elite feature list adds nationwide plate lookups, convoy analysis, visual matching from outside images, access to private community cameras, a public camera registry, and interior floor plans.
Argument: Prescott approved plate readers. Live video, private-camera access, and building interiors are separate capabilities that residents have not been asked about, and each raises questions the 2023 decision never addressed.
Status: Documented fact as to what the records describe.
Original evidence: View original record(01_Contracts_and_Amendments.pdf, PDF p. 5) View original record(03_Quotes_and_Pricing.pdf, PDF pp. 57–58)
Argument: Prescott has been invoiced for a FlockOS Elite package, so some of these features may already be active. The supplied records do not show which are enabled, which agencies Prescott shares with, or whether nationwide lookup is turned on.
Status: Unresolved — requires a current system configuration and sharing report.
Original evidence: View original record(04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf, PDF p. 24)
Argument: The projected combined figure adds a committed purchase order to an unsigned proposal. It describes what FY2027 would cost if the proposal is signed as written — nothing in the records shows that decision has been made.
Status: Not established — and presented here only as a projection.
Original evidence: View original record(02_Procurement_and_Purchasing.pdf, PDF pp. 3–4) View original record(01_Contracts_and_Amendments.pdf, PDF p. 8)
Four questions worth answering first
- Necessity — what specific problem requires each new capability? Plate readers, live video, convoy analysis, floor plans, and a private-camera registry are different tools addressing different problems, and a case for one is not a case for all of them.
- Privacy — what information is collected, searched, shared, and retained? Statewide and nationwide lookups and community-camera access extend well beyond Prescott’s own cameras.
- Security — who can access the systems, and how is misuse prevented or detected? More integrations mean more accounts, more agencies, and more ways in.
- Proportionality — are the scale and cost justified by documented results? The reported outcomes are the City’s own; no independent audit of them appears in the records.
Evidence
Every quotation and material claim above links to the exact page of the full original public record. The complete source documents:
- 01_Contracts_and_Amendments.pdf — PDF, 224 pages · record detail & provenance
- 02_Procurement_and_Purchasing.pdf — PDF, 13 pages · record detail & provenance
- 03_Quotes_and_Pricing.pdf — PDF, 287 pages · record detail & provenance
- 04_Invoices_and_Payments.pdf — PDF, 53 pages · record detail & provenance