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Monday is a presentation, not a vote.
Plant City’s posted item is a City Manager report. The dollars and poles already on the record are below. Bring retention, sharing, audit, and FY27 questions — not a rumor.
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Next action — Plant City, Monday
Mon 24 Aug 2026 · 6:00 PM · City Commission Chambers
Nettie Berry Draughon Municipal Building (City Hall)
302 W Reynolds St, Plant City, FL 33563
- Agenda item
- 26-388 Flock Camera Presentation — listed under Reports of Officers, Boards and Committees → City Manager. On the posted agenda this is a presentation, not a resolution, ordinance, or contract vote.
- When to speak
- Item 3 · Public Comments, before consent and reports. Official rule: three minutes; state your name and street address for the record. Address the Commission as a body. Do not treat 26-388 as a posted public hearing — it is not listed as one.
- Doors
- Public entrance from 5:30 PM, north-side doors facing the main City Hall parking lot only. South-side doors on Reynolds Street are not the public entrance after 5:00 PM.
- Same day, earlier
- A 3:30 PM special meeting is posted for item 26-383, the proposed FY 2026–27 budget. That item is not the Flock presentation. It is the day’s posted place to ask how FY27 dollars treat ALPR expansion.
Sources: Plant City regular meeting agendas (24 Aug 2026 posting); City Commission meeting schedule and public access. A staff packet for 26-388 was not seen on the clerk page as of 23 Aug 2026.
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Votes already on the record
Figures below are as published. Tildes mark newspaper rounding.
Commission authorized the City Manager to execute a Flock Safety agreement for license plate readers. Observer reporting: about $133,000 setup and $60,000/year, twenty planned poles on major streets and CRA areas. A related budget amendment (24-276) appropriated $20,000 toward installation, also 4–0. The same meeting carried a resolution excusing Commissioner Sparkman’s absence; the Flock vote was therefore four members.
Observer, “Police Actions Fill City Commission Agenda”; “Eyes 10 Feet in the Skies”.
10 Nov 2025 · +22 cameras
Vote 5–0
Captain of Investigations Robert McLellan, as quoted by the Observer: 18 cameras installed, 2 pending, request for 22 more. Cost reported as $106,000 to purchase and install plus $70,000/year subscription. Vice-Mayor Jason Jones, quoted: “If we can get more of those criminals off the streets, then this is a no-brainer for me.” Commission voted 5–0.
Observer, “License Plate Readers Get The Job Done”.
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What to ask — on the record
Monday’s 6:00 PM item is a presentation. A reasonable ask, from the dais or in three minutes: pause expansion until these four things are written, public, and dated.
- Retention. How many days are plate images and vehicle signatures kept? Who can extend a hold, and is that logged?
- Sharing and hotlists. Which agencies — Florida or federal — can search Plant City data? Which hotlists are enabled? Is sharing on by default?
- Audit. Who reviews search logs? How often? What happens on misuse? Will audit summaries be posted?
- FY27 dollars. What line in the proposed 2026–27 budget (special meeting item 26-383, 3:30 PM the same day) pays for more cameras, more years, or more sharing?
Florida records, not FOIA
Florida public records are Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and Article I, section 24 of the Florida Constitution — not the federal FOIA. Ask for contracts, invoices, sharing settings, audit policies, and staff reports.
s. 316.0777, F.S. makes confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and Art. I, s. 24(a): (a) images and data containing or providing personal identifying information obtained through an ALPR; and (b) personal identifying information of an individual in data generated from those images. Disclosure to a criminal justice agency in official duties is separately authorized. Do not expect plate images or owner PII in a 119 release. Contracts and dollar figures are a different request.
Speak civilly. Stay on the record. This page does not advise anyone to touch, block, disable, or approach a camera.
Statute text: Florida Senate, s. 316.0777 (2025); Chapter 119.
Plant City Commission, as posted on the city site: five members elected at large. Regular meetings second and fourth Mondays, 6:00 PM, City Hall.
Karen Kerr (G3) and John L. Haney (G4) were seated in June 2026. They have no 2024 or 2025 Flock votes on this page.
Item 26-388 sits under City Manager reports. City Manager Bill McDaniel is the officer of record on that line.
Commission inbox: Commission@plantcitygov.com
City Manager: billmcdl@plantcitygov.com
Switchboard: (813) 659-4200
Roster: plantcitygov.com / City Commission. Shared inbox also listed on the city’s staff directory. Individual addresses above are official @plantcitygov.com mailboxes; confirm on the city’s own pages if an address bounces.
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Local pitch vs. product
Plant City’s newspaper of record has reported the local pitch as investigative (thefts, missing persons, violent felonies) and has relayed staff statements that the system is not for traffic tickets and is not facial recognition. Those are claims on the record. They are not a substitute for a written retention, audit, and sharing policy the public can read. The product facts — nationwide network, vehicle records, hotlists, rolling retention, OS Investigate — are on the home hub.
Sources: Plant City Observer; Flock LPR policy, 30 Jun 2026.