{"id":1464,"date":"2026-07-07T11:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/?page_id=1464"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:22:05","slug":"flock-mitchell-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/flock-mitchell-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Flock &#8211; Mitchell County"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"align wp-block-table-of-content-block-table-of-content\" id='tbcnbBlock-1' data-attributes='{&quot;headings&quot;:[{&quot;contents&quot;:&quot;Public comments regarding Flock - Mitchell Commissioners meeting May 4, 2026&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bppb-heading-anchor-1&quot;},{&quot;contents&quot;:&quot;Response to Shane Vance video on Flock in Mitchell Co&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bppb-heading-anchor-2&quot;},{&quot;contents&quot;:&quot;Mitchell County 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center&quot;,&quot;xPosition&quot;:0,&quot;yPosition&quot;:0,&quot;attachment&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;repeat&quot;:&quot;no-repeat&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;customSize&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;}},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:false},&quot;transition&quot;:0.3}}}}'><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public comments regarding Flock &#8211; Mitchell Commissioners meeting May 4, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/2026\/05\/05\/presentations-to-mitchell-commissioners-may-4-2026\/\">https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/2026\/05\/05\/presentations-to-mitchell-commissioners-may-4-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Response to Shane Vance video on Flock in Mitchell Co<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/2026\/06\/04\/response-to-shane-vance-video-on-flock-in-mitchell-co\/\">https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/2026\/06\/04\/response-to-shane-vance-video-on-flock-in-mitchell-co\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mitchell County Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[A glossary glossary for LPR, Flex, Falcon, etc is in progress]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2024-01-01 Policy 35 takes effect [only applies to body cams?]<br>2024-02-09 Flock provides budgetary quote for 3 fixed cameras and 1 Flex camera<br>2024-02-15 Flock provides revised budgetary quote for 5 fixed cameras and 1 Flex camera<br>2024-04-26 Flock contract executed with 24-month term<br>2024-04-26 Contract specifies annual billing and 30-day retention period<br>2024-04-26 Order placed for 5 Falcon LPR cameras and 1 Falcon Flex camera<br>2024-04-29 Payment made to Flock Safety (INV-39210)<br>2025-03-13 Order placed for 3 Flock Safety LPR cameras (fka Falcon)<br>2025-03-24 Payment made to Flock Safety (INV-60810)<br>2025-04-28 Year 2 invoice issued under 24-month contract term (INV-63470)<br>2025-04-28 Invoice INV-63470 identifies billing as Year 2 of a 24-month term<br>2025-05-06 Payment made to Flock Safety (INV-63470)<br>2025-05-15 Payment made to Flock Safety (INV-64746)<br>2025-09-01 Mitchell County appears with 12 cameras on Flock shared devices list<br>2026-02-25 Policy 37 adopted [applies to LPRs]<br>2026-04-23 Mountain Indivisible publishes Flock petition and reference materials<br>2026-05-03 Public awareness campaign launched regarding Mitchell County Flock camera program<br>2026-05-03 Mountain Indivisible newsletter urges public to sign petition before commissioner meeting<br>2026-05-04 Public comment on Flock cameras presented to Mitchell commissioners<br>2026-05-04 Petition campaign formally presented to Mitchell County Commissioners<br>2026-05-04 Recording of Flock public comment meeting shared publicly online<br>2026-05-09 Follow-Up Questions submitted to Mitchell commissioners and county manager (Request 1)<br>2026-05-11 Budget workshop discussion of Flock cameras<br>2026-05-11 Finance Officer Mavis Parsley states initial cameras were paid for with drug money and references six initial cameras<br>2026-05-11 Commissioner Harding states he did not know camera count, installation costs, or monthly costs until reviewing information provided during workshop<br>2026-05-12 Mitchell News-Journal publishes article on citizen concerns regarding Flock cameras<br>2026-05-13 Outgoing Sheriff Donald Street publicly defends Flock camera program and cites investigative successes<br>2026-05-14 Shane Vance releases public video addressing Flock cameras<br>2026-05-15 County releases responsive records<br>2026-05-15 County declines to provide certain requested information citing G.S. 132-1.4<br>2026-05-24 Follow-up questions submitted (Request 2)<br>2026-06-02 County states it believes sufficient policy exists to prevent misuse<br>2026-06-02 County response received<br>2026-06-11 Original public discussion of Flock deployment remains unidentified after review of available records and meetings<br>2026-06-11 Review of April 2024 budget workshop completed; no discussion of original Flock procurement identified<br>2026-06-12 Nine active Flock camera locations independently identified and documented<br>2026-06-19 Follow-up questions (Request 3)<br>2026-06-20 County attorney responds to Request 3 citing investigative-record exemptions<br>2026-06-24 Letter to the editor published opposing Mitchell County Flock cameras<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public records review summary July 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-06_MitchellCounty_FlockCamera_FactSheet_Page1_VerifiedFindings-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-06_MitchellCounty_FlockCamera_FactSheet_Page1_VerifiedFindings-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-06_MitchellCounty_FlockCamera_FactSheet_Page1_VerifiedFindings-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-06_MitchellCounty_FlockCamera_FactSheet_Page1_VerifiedFindings-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-06_MitchellCounty_FlockCamera_FactSheet_Page1_VerifiedFindings-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-06_MitchellCounty_FlockCamera_FactSheet_Page1_VerifiedFindings.png 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-06_MitchellCounty_FlockCamera_FactSheet_Page2_RemainingQuestions-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-06_MitchellCounty_FlockCamera_FactSheet_Page2_RemainingQuestions-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-06_MitchellCounty_FlockCamera_FactSheet_Page2_RemainingQuestions-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/mountainindivisible.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-06_MitchellCounty_FlockCamera_FactSheet_Page2_RemainingQuestions-768x994.png 768w, 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