The money
What the three cities committed.
Cost has never been the main objection on this site — the terms are. It is here because it is public, and because a budget line is the one lever a council pulls every single year.
| City | Approved | Amount | Basis | Described on the agenda as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | July 22, 2025 | $532,800 | three-year total | “hardware and software safety products” |
| Bentonville | May 14, 2024 | $56,040 | ordinance amount | “SECURITY CAMERAS FOR THE BENTONVILLE PARKS DEPARTMENT” |
| Siloam Springs | December 17, 2024 | $58,400 | year one; $57,000 annual recurring | “Contract / Police Department / Flock Safety / System Purchase / $58,400” |
| Total | $647,240 | across the three cities, as approved |
Springdale's three years renew into another three. The Order Form sets the initial
term at 36 months and the renewal term at 36 months. Under § 7.1 the agreement renews automatically
for “the greater of one year or the length set forth on the Order Form” unless one side gives notice
at least thirty days before the term ends. Nobody has to vote to continue it. Somebody has to act to
stop it.
One caveat on the Bentonville figure. No pricing document appears anywhere in the
Flock item of that city's council packet, so even the basis of its number is a records request.
The terms, which are the actual argument →