Boynton Beach drops $60,000 Flock software contract, keeps cameras and tightens access rules

Event: September 16, 2026 · First reported: September 24, 2026 · 2 sources

Boynton Beach city commissioners voted unanimously on Sept. 16 not to renew a $60,000 contract for Flock Safety's digital dashboard, which expires Nov. 18. Police Chief Joe DeGiulio told commissioners the department found software from other vendors it already uses — including Avigilon, Motorola and Axon Enterprise — easier to operate, and a staff report described accessing feeds and recordings through Flock as significantly more time-consuming. The department will keep using the Flock cameras it purchased in 2023 and has separately imposed new restrictions on how officers query license-plate data. A final draft of the department's Flock policy was scheduled to go to commissioners on Oct. 6.

Why this matters

The decision shows a city can unbundle a surveillance vendor's software from its hardware, and it illustrates how agencies are adopting case-number requirements and shorter retention periods as accountability measures other communities may be asked to consider.

Key facts

Commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 16 to end the $60,000 Flock dashboard contract when it expires Nov. 18; the city's Flock cameras, bought in 2023, remain in use.
Officers must now enter a case number before searching a license plate, and data retention drops from 30 days to seven — matching recommendations Flock said in August it would roll out by year's end.
The police chief attributed the decision to usability, not to national Flock controversies; officials also plan to restrict data sharing with outside agencies and limit which personnel can search the system.
On June 16, commissioners unanimously canceled a $100,000-per-year Flock drone contract after the company did not deliver the drone; Flock agreed to a credit rather than a refund.
The Florida Department of Transportation ordered Flock cameras removed from state-managed roadways by the end of September, per an Aug. 31 directive.

Sources

This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.

Boynton to end Flock Safety software contract but still use cameras (Palm Beach Post, September 24, 2026)
Boynton to end Flock Safety software contract but still use cameras (The Palm Beach Post, September 24, 2026)

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