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Brevard County

Removing or limiting cameras · 3 agencies documented

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Brevard County Sheriff's Office

Status
Removing or limiting cameras
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
  1. Aug. 31, 2026 Sheriff Wayne Ivey said the agency is pulling its cameras: "Our policy strictly prohibited the cameras from being utilized for traffic enforcement of any kind." (FOX 35 Orlando, Aug. 31, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Article does not say whether all cameras or only state-road cameras are being pulled; no count.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Melbourne Police Department

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
  1. Sept. 1, 2026 Department suspended use of the city's Flock license plate readers effective immediately, deactivated user accounts, and said it is working with Flock Group Inc. to take cameras offline and remove them. (City of Melbourne Police Department, Sept. 1, 2026)
  2. Sept. 1, 2026 City management suspended the contract and began termination proceedings; council expected to discuss reallocating funds Sept. 9 (per Councilman David Neuman). (Florida's Voice, Sept. 1, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Status 'ended' based on suspension plus termination proceedings; final termination/council action not confirmed. Melbourne included as a large Brevard city though below 100,000.

From agency records.

Palm Bay Police Department

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
51
Flock poles removed Sept. 4, 2026 (The Palm Bayer); Spectrum News 13 reported 16 Flock cameras in the city on Aug. 7, 2026
Contract
Flock Safety: $183,000 per year (five-year term; Purchase Order #250583); services agreement signed 2021 · from 2021 · to Sept. 2026 (The Palm Bayer, Sept. 4, 2026; Spectrum News 13, Aug. 7, 2026)
  1. Aug. 7, 2026 City suspended its Flock system after City Manager Matthew Morton found cameras may not have been properly permitted or installed by Flock Safety; cameras covered. (Spectrum News 13, Aug. 7, 2026; Sebastian Daily, Sept. 1, 2026)
  2. Aug. 24, 2026 Cameras restored after site-by-site check. (Sebastian Daily, Sept. 1, 2026)
  3. Sept. 3, 2026 City Council voted 4-1 to strip Flock ALPR funding from the FY2026-27 budget, begin contract termination and remove cameras. Yes: Deputy Mayor Mike Jaffe, Kenny Johnson (motion), Mike Hammer, Chandler Langevin (second). No: Mayor Rob Medina. (The Palm Bayer, Sept. 4, 2026; The Palm Bayer, Sept. 4, 2026)
  4. Sept. 4, 2026 Public Works removed 51 Flock poles. Contract terminated via non-appropriation clause; article reports zero early-termination penalty. (The Palm Bayer, Sept. 4, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Camera count conflict: 16 (Spectrum News 13, Aug. 7) vs. 51 (The Palm Bayer, Sept. 4). The Palm Bayer is a local independent newsletter; confirm contract terms with PO #250583 via records request.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Statewide

  1. Aug. 31, 2026 The Florida Department of Transportation revoked permits and ordered all automated license-plate readers off state roads within 30 days. Gov. Ron DeSantis: "I don't want to have this become a surveillance state." (Axios Tampa Bay, Sept. 1, 2026; WUSF, Sept. 2, 2026)
  2. Sept. 30, 2026 The 30-day deadline for removing license-plate readers from state roads passed. (Florida Phoenix, Sept. 30, 2026)