Collin County's network of Flock Safety license plate readers would stay on through early March under a month-to-month extension that the Commissioners Court is scheduled to consider Nov. 9, leaving a long-term decision to the court that is seated in January.
The county's Public Works Department signed with Flock in fiscal 2026 to put cameras and automated license plate readers at targeted spots around the county.
In an Oct. 16 memo to the court, Jon Kleinheksel of the Public Works Department says the system is used mainly to watch roads that often flood so crews can respond quickly in severe weather, and to catch illegal dumping at known sites and concrete spills along the Outer Loop.
What the extension does
The current agreement expires Nov. 9, according to the memo. Amendment No. 1 would switch it from an annual term to a monthly one, effective Nov. 10 and running through March 9, 2027, at $25,500 a month. That works out to $102,000 over the four months. Budget staff lists the money as coming from the county's Road and Bridge Fund.
Kleinheksel writes that the short extension would avoid a gap in monitoring "until the new Court is formally in place this upcoming January to review a long-term agreement with Flock Safety."
What the county has
The order form attached to the original contract lists:
- 48 Flock license plate readers and two portable LPR Flex units
- four mobile security trailers
- 10 integrated video streams and a traffic analytics package
