Vineyard council votes to remove Flock license plate cameras from the city
The Utah County Sheriff's Office holds the Flock contract for Vineyard's five cameras and says it will abide by the 4-0 vote.
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The Vineyard City Council voted 4-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 27, to take every step it can to remove the five Flock license plate cameras on city property. One council member was absent. [1][3]
Vineyard does not have its own contract with Flock. The Utah County Sheriff's Office holds it, and the city reimburses the office for the cameras. The resolution asks the sheriff's office to cancel the agreement for Vineyard and take the cameras down, and the city would stop paying if it does not. The sheriff's office said it will abide by the vote and is working with Flock, the city and its lawyers on what the contract requires. [1][2][3]
Council member Jacob Wood wrote the resolution. "Nobody, nobody has faith in Flock right now," he said. At an August work session, sheriff's Lt. Holden Rockwell called the cameras a "valuable tool" that helped solve a hit-and-run and a $150,000 theft in Vineyard. [1][2]
The resolution is aimed at Flock only and does not bar the city from using another license plate reader company. Wood said state lawmakers plan to take up license plate readers in next year's legislative session. [1]
Sources
- The Salt Lake Tribune: Vineyard, a small city in Utah County, bans Flock cameras, Oct. 29, 2026 sltrib.com
- KUTV: Vineyard council considers resolution calling for removal of Flock cameras, Oct. 27, 2026 kutv.com
- FOX 13: Vineyard council unanimously resolves to end relationship with Flock cameras fox13now.com
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