# Flock LPR Cameras Capital Request A one-page "City of Conway Capital Project / Item Request" form for the Flock Safety camera system, submitted by the Conway Police Department (department 121). The form is image-only and was OCR'd at 300 DPI; it carries no date but matches in scope the 2025 budget proposal documented in the [[Morning - Procurement Pivot Thread]] (Brittney Hall's December 2024 emails seeking "budget approval confirmation"). This is the **general-fund** capital ask that the Council declined to appropriate. ## What's inside | Field | Value | |---|---| | Department name | CPD | | Department number | 121 | | G/L account | 001.121.5910 | | Requested item / project name | Flock Camera System | | Purpose | Implements New Service; Replacement / Renovation; Increase Safety / Productivity; Expands Srv. to Meet Demand | | Number of items | 20 | | Cost per item | $9,400.00 | | Total cost | $188,000.00 | | Estimated useful life | (blank) | | Additional future operating costs | "After 3 years" | The capital-cost-per-item threshold printed on the form is "$5,000 to qualify as a capital item" — confirming the form's general-fund capital-budget purpose. The "Description / Justification" paragraph, verbatim: > Flock cameras would benefit our department by enhancing public safety through proactive crime prevention. These cameras provide automated license plate recognition, enabling officers to quickly identify stolen vehicles, track suspects, and solve cases more efficiently. Additionally, Flock cameras create a network of real-time surveillance that improves community security, aids in faster response times, and deters criminal activity. Overall, Flock cameras are a cost-effective tool to improve both safety and efficiency in law enforcement. ## Key takeaways - **The ask was a general-fund capital item.** G/L account `001.121.5910` is in fund 001 (general fund), department 121 (CPD). The ordinance that ultimately authorized the purchase ([[Ordinance O-25-09 — LPR Bid Waiver and Asset Forfeiture Appropriation]]) routed the spend through a different account (`250-121-5930` — asset-forfeiture computer-equipment) in a different fund (250 — asset forfeiture). The funding-source pivot recorded in [[Morning - Procurement Pivot Thread]] and anchored on [[2024-12 Harris Pivots to Asset Forfeiture]] is now documented at the accounting level: a capital request in fund 001 that the Council declined became an ordinance appropriation in fund 250 that the Council approved. - **20 cameras at $9,400 each = $188,000.** The total on the capital request is $188,000; the executed contract and the ordinance settle at $180,000 (the [[Flock Safety Order Form and Contract|Order Form]] carries a $5,700 installation discount, with additional negotiated adjustments). The wiki records both figures. - **The justification language mirrors Flock's marketing pitch.** The "Description / Justification" paragraph tracks Flock's customer-facing talking points (proactive crime prevention, automated plate recognition, real-time surveillance network, deterrence). Whether this paragraph was drafted by Flock and adopted by CPD, or independently drafted by CPD, is not shown. ## People and orgs mentioned - [[Conway Police Department]] — department 121; the requesting department. - [[Flock Safety, Inc.]] — the named vendor. ## Concepts invoked - [[Asset-Forfeiture Funding for Surveillance Procurement]] - [[Flock Camera-as-a-Service Procurement Model]] ## Cross-references - [[Morning - Procurement Pivot Thread]] — the same 20-camera package; the budget-side correspondence. - [[Ordinance O-25-09 — LPR Bid Waiver and Asset Forfeiture Appropriation]] — the ordinance that authorized the purchase through a different fund. - [[Conway 2025 City Budget]] — the adopted budget, which does not carry the Flock LPR line item.