Published 2026-09-25 · Records through 2026-09-15
Racine rejected a Flock termination amendment and voted to bag the cameras within 30 days
Racine’s final September 15, 2026 council minutes record three votes on the Flock camera contract. A motion to terminate it within a 30-day grace period, with police retaining information, failed 6–8. A motion to bag the cameras within 30 days and allow the use of data for ongoing investigations passed 8–7, with Mayor Mason among the ayes. The council then approved the communication as amended, 8–6. The resolution text presented for the meeting would have kept the contract in effect through December 31, 2026; the retained records do not show how the amendment changed that text.
Source reviewed 2026-09-23
What the record establishes
Racine’s final minutes for the September 15, 2026 Common Council meeting record item 0795-26, a communication from Mayor Mason on renegotiating or terminating the Flock camera system. The item carries the Finance and Personnel Committee’s September 8 recommendation to maintain the contract through December 31, 2026. [1]
A motion by Ald. Jorgensen, seconded by Ald. Hodges, to amend the item “to terminate FLOCK within 30 day grace period to disable the FLOCK cameras and RPD to retain Information” failed 6–8. A motion by Ald. Frazier, seconded by Ald. Pabon, to amend it to bag the cameras within 30 days and allow the use of data for ongoing investigations passed 8–7; the minutes list Mayor Mason among the eight ayes. A motion by Ald. Horton, seconded by Ald. Frazier, to approve the communication as amended then passed 8–6. Ald. Land was excused for all three votes. [1]
The resolution text presented for the meeting states that the contract for the Flock camera system “shall remain in effect through December 31, 2026,” with a fiscal note that funds are appropriated in the 2026 budget. The city’s legislation page lists the item as passed, with final action on September 15, 2026. Its history table lists the bagging amendment’s result as “Fail,” while that entry’s action text and the final minutes record the motion as passed 8–7. [2] [3] [1]
What remains unresolved
These records do not establish contract termination. The resolution text presented for the meeting kept the contract in effect through December 31, 2026; the retained records do not show how the adopted amendment changed that text. They also do not record when or whether the cameras were bagged, how data use for ongoing investigations is limited, or any decision about the contract after 2026. [1] [2]
Sources
- Racine Common Council September 15, 2026 final minutesPDF p.5, item 0795-26: three motions with roll callsSource URL: https://cityofracine.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1431871&GUID=9762C501-37FE-4CC7-916A-A9A8B5B436E0
- Racine Resolution 0795-26 legislative reportPDF p.1, resolved clause and fiscal note; agenda date 09/15/2026Source URL: https://cityofracine.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15849302&GUID=0AC0A16D-BE2C-41F6-98BE-35CF789DD94A
- Racine legislation page for file 0795-26Status: Passed; Final action: 9/15/2026; history tableSource URL: https://cityofracine.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=8195129&GUID=8ACD6616-8F55-45DC-85A1-CD204EB51892