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Compare the action and money in each dated record. Recommendations, approvals, signed agreements, payments and operation are different evidence. Figures cover different purposes and periods and are not added together.

Ironwood

Records through 2026-08-10 · Payment-register entry

Action and status: Ironwood City Commission approved the September check register on October 27, 2025; this was not a separate camera-contract vote. [4]
Money and scope: Recorded entries: $3,150 on May 10, 2024 and $3,000 on September 19, 2025, the latter described as annual LPR maintenance/software. Different entries are not a complete spending total. [1] [3]

Ironwood license plate readers: payment records, register approval and public questions

Dickinson County

Records through 2026-07-13 · Attributed departmental statement

Action and status: Dickinson County Board minutes of July 13, 2026 attribute purchase and installation authority to K.I.N.D. through Sheriff Rochon’s statement; they supply no separate K.I.N.D. purchase action. [1]
Money and scope: The cited departmental account does not itemize purchase cost or payments. [1]

Sheriff identified K.I.N.D. as purchaser in Dickinson County camera discussion

Hancock

Records through 2025-11-19 · Purchase discussion; no motion

Action and status: Hancock City Council discussed a camera purchase on November 19, 2025; the cited minutes record no motion on it. [1]
Money and scope: The discussion is not a payment record or a complete contract price. [1]

Hancock minutes record no motion on a November 2025 Flock purchase item

Helena Township

Records through 2026-08-13 · Purchase decision

Action and status: Helena Township’s October 9, 2025 minutes record a Flock purchase vote. Separate February and March 2026 DRAFT minutes describe Community Center camera grant pursuit, not completion of the Flock purchase. [1] [3] [4]
Money and scope: The October vote states $3,000 for a Flock camera. The separate Community Center trail pursues a $4,398.45 plus tax reimbursement grant; these are different purposes, not a combined cost, grant award or payment. [1] [3] [4]

Helena Township's recorded $3,000 camera purchase vote

Traverse City

Records through 2022-12-19 · Procurement and approved authorization

Action and status: Approved November 21, 2022 City Commission minutes record consent authorization of a five-year T2 agreement, subject to manager and attorney approval. A signed minutes copy states approval on December5; approved December5 minutes corroborate that adoption. [9] [10]
Money and scope: An earlier approximately $260,000 DDA recommendation differs from the later $330,000 ceiling: $204,000 services, $104,000 contingent equipment and $22,000 contingent testing. Neither is expenditure. [4] [7]

Traverse City’s 2022 parking procurement: bids, recommendation and approved authorization

Alpena County

Records through 2026-03-24 · Proposal; conflicting signed minutes

Action and status: Alpena County Finance Ways and Means Committee’s March 10, 2026 signed minutes record a failed purchase motion followed by a conflicting approval recommendation; a revised grant motion removes cameras. [5]
Money and scope: The proposal memo describes $54,250 across two years; its submitted order separately prints a $30,250 contract total. These differing proposal figures are not payments. [1]

Alpena County’s March 2026 camera request and conflicting signed minutes

Bayfield County

Records through 2026-08-17 · Adoption and attributed follow-up

Action and status: Bayfield County Sheriff’s Committee adopted the January 19, 2026 minutes on February 16. The January account attributes access restrictions to Sheriff Williams; it does not verify configured sharing. [6] [7]
Money and scope: The cited access and input-committee accounts do not establish contract cost or expenditure. [5] [6]

Bayfield County camera concerns, adopted minutes and an attributed input-committee update

Price County

Records through 2024-08-15 · Committee purchase approval

Action and status: Price County Executive Committee approved a four-camera purchase using unused debt proceeds on August 15, 2024. [1]
Money and scope: The minutes separately state $14,600 for camera purchase and a $12,000 annual fee. They do not label the fee as an additional first-year charge; do not sum them. [1]

Price County committee approved debt proceeds for four Flock cameras in August 2024

Chippewa Falls

Records through 2025-06-02 · Preliminary discussion; no action

Action and status: Chippewa Falls Committee #3 discussed Flock technology and a proposed webinar on June 2, 2025; item 5 records no action. [1]
Money and scope: Questions about possible grant funding are not an award, purchase authorization or payment. [1]

Chippewa Falls committee discussed Flock cameras without action in June 2025

Wisconsin State Patrol

Records through 2025-03-07 · Written policy

Action and status: Wisconsin State Patrol policy 4-3, dated March 7, 2025, states requirements for alerts, access and sharing. This is a policy record, not a purchase decision. [1]
Money and scope: This policy is not a procurement or payment record and does not establish a purchase cost. [1]

Reading Wisconsin State Patrol's March 2025 ALPR policy

Forest Home Township

Records through 2026-08-06 · Camera financing vote

Action and status: Forest Home Township voted 3–2 on July 2, 2026 to finance one Flock camera requested by the county sheriff; linked August minutes record approval of July’s minutes. [2] [3]
Money and scope: The July minutes specify no price or contract term; the financing vote is not proof of payment. [2]

Forest Home recorded a 3–2 vote to finance one Flock camera

Garfield Township

Records through 2023-03-28 · Agreement authorization

Action and status: Garfield Township’s March 14, 2023 minutes in March 28 handouts record a 5–0 agreement authorization and a sheriff data memorandum authorization. [1]
Money and scope: Authorization to sign does not prove payment or establish complete contract cost in this retained account. [1]

Garfield minutes record authorization for a Flock agreement and data-sharing MOU

Peninsula Township

Records through 2024-08-13 · Renewal motion

Action and status: Peninsula Township voted unanimously by roll call on August 13, 2024 to renew the Flock contract for twelve months. [1]
Money and scope: The preceding discussion identifies an $18,000 annual renewal quote for six cameras. A quote is not money paid. [1]

Peninsula Township recorded a twelve-month Flock renewal

Waukesha

Records through 2026-09-15 · Donation and contract approval

Action and status: Waukesha approved a three-camera Flock addition by consent in September 2025. On September 15, 2026, a 13–0 roll call, recorded in Legistar entries the city marks as not yet final, voted to remove planned Flock funding from the 2027–2031 capital plan. [1] [4] [5]
Money and scope: The capital line the council voted to remove totaled $292,000 over 2027–2031: $56,000 for each of 2027 and 2028, with 2027 described as year 4 of a five-year contract, then $60,000 annual estimates for a possible new contract. Planned amounts are not payments. [6]

Waukesha approved more Flock cameras in 2025, then voted to remove planned Flock funding in 2026

Racine

Records through 2026-09-15 · Contract continuation and camera-covering vote

Action and status: On September 15, 2026, Racine’s council rejected an amendment to terminate the contract within a 30-day grace period, 6–8, voted 8–7 to bag the cameras within 30 days, and approved the amended item 8–6. [1]
Money and scope: The resolution’s fiscal note says funds are appropriated in the 2026 budget. The retained records state no contract amount. [2]

Racine rejected a Flock termination amendment and voted to bag the cameras within 30 days

Oconomowoc

Records through 2026-09-15 · Cancellation resolution in council packet

Action and status: On September 15, 2026, the council adopted Resolution 26-R3404 to cancel the Flock contract; the minutes record the vote as “5-0-2” with two aldermen voting no. [2]
Money and scope: The administrator’s memo says the city may owe $18,000 in 2027 if the contract is canceled and that the funds are in the draft operations budget if needed. That is a stated possible obligation, not a payment. [1]

Oconomowoc’s council adopted a resolution to cancel its six-camera Flock contract

Milwaukee

Records through 2026-09-22 · Administrative use limits

Action and status: The mayor announced, and the police chief confirmed in writing, administrative limits: supervisor-only queries and no outbound data sharing (both effective September 1, 2026), listed crime types and seven-day retention. The records show no council vote adopting them. [2] [3]
Money and scope: The retained records state no contract amount or payment. The council members’ letter says camera funding will be discussed in the 2027 budget. [1]

Milwaukee police say Flock queries are now supervisor-only, MPD stopped sharing its data and retention is seven days

Oshkosh

Records through 2026-04-22 · Renewal approval rescinded

Action and status: On April 21, 2026, the council approved a one-year Flock renewal 5–2; on April 22 it voted 7–0 to rescind that approval and direct staff to reject the agreement. [2] [3]
Money and scope: The proposal was $163,500 over two years, or $81,750 a year. The adopted one-year resolution still states $163,500; the rescission withdrew that approval. [1] [4]

Oshkosh approved a one-year Flock renewal 5–2, then rescinded it 7–0 the next day

Wisconsin Legislature

Records through 2026-03-23 · Bill texts and histories

Action and status: None of the bills was enacted. The committee records date each failure-to-pass entry March 19, 2026, and the histories date it March 23, 2026. No hearing or vote is listed. [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Money and scope: These are bill texts, not spending records. AB 300 would have created a Department of Justice grant program but states no amount; AB 576 would have set a fine of up to $10,000 for a violating officer. [2] [4]

Wisconsin’s 2025–26 plate-reader bills failed to pass without a listed hearing or vote

Verona

Records through 2025-11-24 · Nonrenewal vote

Action and status: Verona council’s November 10, 2025 minutes reproduced in a later packet record a 7–1 vote declining renewal; the official recap also reports nonrenewal. [1] [2]
Money and scope: A nonrenewal decision is not a final financial settlement or a payment record. [1] [2]

Verona records document a vote declining Flock renewal

Neenah

Records through 2022-02-16 · Camera recommendation approval

Action and status: Neenah council’s February 2, 2022 proceedings and detailed minutes, in the February 16 packet, record all members approving the camera recommendation. [1]
Money and scope: The recommendation identifies $16,500 from the 2022 Capital Improvement Program. This authorization does not establish payment; operating costs are separate. [1] [2]

Neenah minutes record approval of a $16,500 camera purchase

Marinette

Records through 2026-08-17 · Committee recommendation

Action and status: Marinette’s Public Safety and Code Enforcement Committee recommended council contract approval on December 16, 2024. Adopted July 20, 2026 minutes later attribute a four-camera use account to Chief LaCombe. [1] [3] [4]
Money and scope: The proposed 36-month order lists $12,000 annual recurring, $13,100 first year and $37,100 contract total. These overlapping terms are not summed; signatures and dates are blank. [2]

Marinette committee recommended approval of a Flock contract

Houghton County

Records through 2026-04-21 · Planning deliberation

Action and status: Houghton County Planning Commission minutes of April 21, 2026 record general opposition during correspondence discussion, with no motion or vote. [1]
Money and scope: This discussion record establishes no purchase, funding authorization or payment. [1]

Houghton County planning minutes record discussion of Flock correspondence

Marquette County

Records through 2025-05-07 · Attributed grant pursuit

Action and status: April 8, 2025 US-41 Corridor Advisory Group minutes in a township packet attribute plate-reader grant pursuit to the Marquette County sheriff; this is not a city or township purchase action. [1]
Money and scope: The passage identifies no award, amount, vendor or purchase. Grant pursuit is not grant receipt. [1]

Marquette County sheriff update described pursuit of a plate-reader grant

Port Wing

Records through 2025-11-13 · Public discussion recommendation

Action and status: Port Wing town-board minutes of November 13, 2025 record a recommendation for public discussion with the sheriff about safeguards; no separate motion or roll call is supplied. [1]
Money and scope: The cited discussion paragraph supplies no contract authorization or expenditure amount. [1]

Port Wing minutes recommend a public discussion about Bayfield County cameras

Red Cliff

Records through 2025-10-27 · Tribal decision announcement

Action and status: Red Cliff’s October 27, 2025 newsletter reports an October 20 Tribal Council 6–1 vote for a one-year Flock trial with the county sheriff. This is the tribe’s published account. [1]
Money and scope: The newsletter identifies the annual Wisconsin County/Tribal Assistance Grant as funding, not a documented expenditure or grant payment. [1]

Red Cliff announced a 6–1 vote for a one-year camera trial

Stevens Point

Records through 2026-09-04 · Future suspension announcement

Action and status: Stevens Point’s mayor announced on September 4, 2026 that data collection would be suspended September 8, after this report’s September 6 source review. [1]
Money and scope: The statement announces exploration of contract termination; it does not establish a termination settlement or expenditure. [1]

Stevens Point announced a September 8 suspension of camera data collection

Dane County

Records through 2026-06-05 · Attributed implementation statement

Action and status: Dane County Sheriff’s Office reported on June 5, 2026 that it covered cameras after the May 31 removal deadline passed. This is an attributed implementation account. [1]
Money and scope: The release attributes contract expiration to May 31; it supplies no final payment or replacement-purchase record. [1]

Dane County sheriff reported covering cameras after removal deadline passed

Kaukauna

Records through 2026-07-08 · Nonrenewal announcement

Action and status: Kaukauna’s July 8, 2026 announcement reports nonrenewal and a June expiration; deactivation and removal were described as underway. [1]
Money and scope: The city describes a three-year, six-reader arrangement begun in June 2023; the statement is not the signed contract or a payment record. [1]

Kaukauna announced nonrenewal while deactivation and removal were underway

Sheboygan

Records through 2026-08-25 · Termination request announcement

Action and status: Sheboygan’s August 25, 2026 release announces that the police chief and city administrator would seek council termination on September 8, after this source review. [1]
Money and scope: The release is a termination-request announcement, not a financial settlement or payment record. [1]

Sheboygan announced a request to end its Flock contract

Menomonie

Records through 2024-06-03 · Purchase approval and attributed later account

Action and status: February 19, 2024 proceedings record approval of a Flock system purchase; Erdman voted no. [1]
Money and scope: $57,900 in ARPA funds was approved; the cited minutes do not establish vendor payment. [1]

Menomonie council approved a $57,900 Flock purchase with ARPA funds

Leelanau County

Records through 2025-07-08 · Tentative recommendation withdrawal

Action and status: Leelanau County Executive Board tentative July 8, 2025 minutes record withdrawal of a seconded recommendation for a 2026 Flock camera/traffic study. [1]
Money and scope: The withdrawn recommendation does not establish an executed agreement or payment. [1]

Leelanau tentative minutes record withdrawal of a Flock study recommendation

Cheboygan County

Records through 2025-11-12 · Attributed budget discussion

Action and status: Staff budget discussion identified Flock funding; later minutes approval is not a camera purchase decision. [1] [2]
Money and scope: Stone Garden installation and subscription funding is described, without a Flock amount. [1]

Cheboygan County budget discussion identified grant funding for Flock cameras

Comparative material

Berrien County is southwest Michigan comparative material. It is outside the three regional coverage counts above and provides another records-reading example.

Berrien County's March 2024 license plate reader approval records

Berrien County

Records through 2024-03-14 · Approval records

Action and status: Berrien County Board approved the consent calendar containing resolution A2403156 on March 14, 2024, continuing the arrangement for five years. [1] [2]
Money and scope: The resolution names Public Safety Millage funding; it does not itemize charges or establish money paid. [1]