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Springdale, Washington County

What Springdale bought, and what governs it.

Approved July 22, 2025 by the City Council.

Approved
July 22, 2025

by the City Council

Amount
$532,800

three-year total

Contract in the public record
Yes

The agreement is in the council packet.

On the public agenda, this purchase was described as: “hardware and software safety products”

What the order form lists

DeviceCountNote
Falcon ALPR cameras10
Condor PTZ live-video cameras (LTE)8
Community partnership cameras6
Video Integration Gateways1216 streams each — capacity for roughly 192 outside camera streams
Total devices36
And the software
  • FlockOS Premium (real-time crime center)
  • Flock911 (live 911 video)
  • FreeForm (AI plain-language search across plate data and video)
  • Traffic Analytics
  • Flock Nova (fuses CAD, RMS, DEMS, inter-agency networks)
Written policy

SPD Policy 10.14, effective April 9, 2026 — governs LPR only.

The gap: Fourteen of the twenty-four cameras, the twelve gateways, FreeForm, Flock911 and Nova are not covered by any written policy identified in the public record.

Where to say something about it

Springdale City Council — 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.

City Council Chamber, 2nd floor, 201 Spring Street, Springdale

“The Council will hear brief comments from citizens present at the meeting during this period on issues not on the agenda. No action will be taken tonight. All comments will be taken under advisement.”

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