Public comments regarding Flock – Mitchell Commissioners meeting May 4, 2026
https://mountainindivisible.org/news/2026/05/05/presentations-to-mitchell-commissioners-may-4-2026/
Response to Shane Vance video on Flock in Mitchell Co
Mitchell County Timeline
[A glossary glossary for LPR, Flex, Falcon, etc is in progress]
2024-01-01 Policy 35 takes effect [only applies to body cams?]
2024-02-09 Flock provides budgetary quote for 3 fixed cameras and 1 Flex camera
2024-02-15 Flock provides revised budgetary quote for 5 fixed cameras and 1 Flex camera
2024-04-26 Flock contract executed with 24-month term
2024-04-26 Contract specifies annual billing and 30-day retention period
2024-04-26 Order placed for 5 Falcon LPR cameras and 1 Falcon Flex camera
2024-04-29 Payment made to Flock Safety (INV-39210)
2025-03-13 Order placed for 3 Flock Safety LPR cameras (fka Falcon)
2025-03-24 Payment made to Flock Safety (INV-60810)
2025-04-28 Year 2 invoice issued under 24-month contract term (INV-63470)
2025-04-28 Invoice INV-63470 identifies billing as Year 2 of a 24-month term
2025-05-06 Payment made to Flock Safety (INV-63470)
2025-05-15 Payment made to Flock Safety (INV-64746)
2025-09-01 Mitchell County appears with 12 cameras on Flock shared devices list
2026-02-25 Policy 37 adopted [applies to LPRs]
2026-04-23 Mountain Indivisible publishes Flock petition and reference materials
2026-05-03 Public awareness campaign launched regarding Mitchell County Flock camera program
2026-05-03 Mountain Indivisible newsletter urges public to sign petition before commissioner meeting
2026-05-04 Public comment on Flock cameras presented to Mitchell commissioners
2026-05-04 Petition campaign formally presented to Mitchell County Commissioners
2026-05-04 Recording of Flock public comment meeting shared publicly online
2026-05-09 Follow-Up Questions submitted to Mitchell commissioners and county manager (Request 1)
2026-05-11 Budget workshop discussion of Flock cameras
2026-05-11 Finance Officer Mavis Parsley states initial cameras were paid for with drug money and references six initial cameras
2026-05-11 Commissioner Harding states he did not know camera count, installation costs, or monthly costs until reviewing information provided during workshop
2026-05-12 Mitchell News-Journal publishes article on citizen concerns regarding Flock cameras
2026-05-13 Outgoing Sheriff Donald Street publicly defends Flock camera program and cites investigative successes
2026-05-14 Shane Vance releases public video addressing Flock cameras
2026-05-15 County releases responsive records
2026-05-15 County declines to provide certain requested information citing G.S. 132-1.4
2026-05-24 Follow-up questions submitted (Request 2)
2026-06-02 County states it believes sufficient policy exists to prevent misuse
2026-06-02 County response received
2026-06-11 Original public discussion of Flock deployment remains unidentified after review of available records and meetings
2026-06-11 Review of April 2024 budget workshop completed; no discussion of original Flock procurement identified
2026-06-12 Nine active Flock camera locations independently identified and documented
2026-06-19 Follow-up questions (Request 3)
2026-06-20 County attorney responds to Request 3 citing investigative-record exemptions
2026-06-24 Letter to the editor published opposing Mitchell County Flock cameras
Public records review summary July 2026
Material received via public information requests to Mitchell County
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