Gardner KS Flock non-renewal (Aug. 17, 2026)
Gardner, KS — City Council Declines to Renew Flock Safety ALPR Contract (Aug. 17, 2026)
Gardner, KS · Gardner, KS City Council — Flock Safety contract non-renewal (Aug. 17, 2026)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- August 17, 2026
- Applies to
- Gardner Police Department; City of Gardner
- Enforced by
- City of Gardner, KS; Gardner Police Department
The Gardner, Kansas City Council voted on Aug. 17, 2026 not to renew the city's contract with Flock Safety, the license plate reader company. The city's one Flock camera will be discontinued. The city said the decision came from an ongoing review of which tools give the police department the most value. Johnson County runs separate, non-Flock cameras in the area.
Who is protected: Gardner, KS residents and drivers
Legal detail
Council vote (count not reported) on Aug. 17, 2026: Flock ALPR contract not renewed; one city-owned Flock camera discontinued. Stated rationale is value and resource evaluation; privacy and mass-surveillance concerns are national context per KCTV. Johnson County's non-Flock cameras are unaffected. No data deletion terms reported. Protective decision, status 'effective' per dataset convention (cf. Kaukauna WI Flock non-renewal (announced Jul. 8, 2026)). Strength limited: a single camera.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Gardner, KS |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | August 17, 2026 |
| Citation | Gardner, KS City Council — Flock Safety contract non-renewal (Aug. 17, 2026) |
| Topics | consumer data privacy · police and surveillance AI |
| News report | City of Gardner cancels contract over Flock security cameras — KCTV5 (Aug. 19, 2026) |
Related consumer data privacy rules elsewhere
- Vermont Data Broker Law (H.211) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Chatrie v. United States (Fourth Amendment protection for location… · Blocked / in litigation
- House Bill 2512 — Banning surveillance pricing by rideshare companies · Proposed / pending
- Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act) (H.R. 7757) · Proposed / pending
- Maine LD 61 (employer surveillance disclosure & prohibition) · In effect
- Washington SHB 1672 (employee monitoring notice, ADS restrictions, emotion AI ban) · In effect
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