Flock status: Nonrenewal confirmed; police use stopped and cameras covered
Completion status: Physical removal and data closeout still being verified
Council rejected renewal and ordered immediate shutdown.
On September 28, 2026, South Lyon City Council voted 5-2 not to renew its Flock agreement. Council also ordered police to stop using the cameras immediately and directed that the lenses be covered until Flock removes the equipment.
Local 4: South Lyon ends the contract and covers the cameras →
This is stronger than a future promise: collection and police use were ordered to stop while physical removal remained pending.
One regional connection must now be updated.
Earlier reporting said South Lyon had granted Novi and other agencies access to its Flock data. Once South Lyon stopped using the system, residents in both communities gained a new verification question: when were those sharing relationships and user permissions actually revoked?
Michigan Advance: earlier South Lyon sharing and council review →
What still needs proof
- the final nonrenewal notice and effective date;
- physical removal of every city-contracted camera;
- closure of accounts, alerts and inbound or outbound sharing;
- disposition of routine data and preservation of legitimate case evidence;
- final invoices, credits or removal charges;
- and whether another ALPR vendor is proposed.
South Lyon demonstrates that a council can stop use before the hardware leaves. The next step is documenting a complete closeout rather than assuming covered cameras equal a finished removal.