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

What the March request proposed

A March 3, 2026 Sheriff's Office memorandum asked Alpena County's Finance Ways and Means Committee to approve a Flock agreement and purchase using anticipated FY2025 Stonegarden funds. The memo described $54,250 covering $30,250 for first-year purchase and installation and $24,000 in recurring cost for the next year. That coverage and funding description belongs to the memo. The submitted order form separately prints a $30,250 contract total. These are proposal figures, not documented payments or proof of an executed agreement. [1]

Conflicting language in the subsequent draft

The March 24 Full Board agenda links the March 10 Finance Ways and Means minutes as a draft. On page 2, that draft records a purchase motion failing with two ayes and five nays. Immediately afterward, Action Item #5 recommends approval. Page 3 records rescinding an earlier $100,000 Stonegarden grant approval and authorizing a revised grant path with Flock cameras removed. These statements are in draft minutes, and the failed motion and following recommendation conflict. [2] [3]

The signed archive preserves the contradiction

Alpena County's archive labeled ‘2026 Approved & Signed Finance, Ways & Means Committee Meeting Minutes’ supplies a signed March 10 record. On page 2, it records a camera-agreement and purchase motion failing with two affirmative votes and five negative votes, followed by Action Item #5 recommending approval of the camera agreement. Page 3 records a unanimous revised Stonegarden grant motion removing the cameras. The conflicting language therefore appears in the county's signed archive copy as well as the earlier draft. These records do not resolve the eventual purchase outcome. [4] [5] [2]

The final outcome remains unverified

The signed archive copy does not resolve the conflicting purchase language. These records do not establish an executed agreement, payment, installation, current operation, or that the proposal remains pending today. [1] [2] [3] [5]

Sources

1. Alpena County Sheriff Flock purchase request and submitted order form, March 2026PDF p. 1, March 3 memorandum; pp. 3-4, submitted order form and billing scheduleSource URL: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/7114649?org=1365
2. Draft Alpena County Finance Ways and Means minutes, March 10, 2026DRAFT PDF pp. 2-3; failed purchase motion, contradictory Action Item #5, and revised grant pathSource URL: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/7108496?org=1365
3. Alpena County Full Board agenda, March 24, 2026Consent calendar attachment 7108496, titled 03.10.26 Draft Finance Ways & Means Committee Meeting Minutes (AutoRecovered); agenda does not establish adoptionSource URL: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/1365?meeting=735326
4. Alpena County approved and signed 2026 Finance minutes archiveArchive item 3, March 10 signed Finance minutes; December 31 listing date is not meeting dateSource URL: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/1365?meeting=727419
5. Signed Alpena County Finance minutes, March 10, 2026PDF p. 2 failed motion and Action Item 5; p. 3 revised grant motion; p. 7 signaturesSource URL: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/7114706?org=1365