54 questions. Zero answers.
Cameras are down. Council now decides Sept 23.
Council paused the program 6–1 on Sept 8 — a motion to end it outright fell just short, 4–3.
Where it stands
On Aug 17, our mayor sent Flock 54 written questions — including whether "30-day deletion" really reaches backups and analytics. Flock never substantively answered.
On Sept 8, council paused the program: all 20 cameras bagged and disabled, legal counsel reviewing how to exit the contract, staff due back with a final recommendation.
This was originally set for Sept 22 and has been moved to Sept 23 — council now revisits it that night and decides whether to end the contract for good. Just up the road, Monroe City Council voted 5–0 on Sept 22 to end its own Flock contract — this page will update the moment Lebanon's result is confirmed.
Mayor Mark Messer, September 8, 2026
"A city cannot supervise what it cannot see. When a government cannot tell its own residents where their information is, how long it is kept, or who was allowed to buy it, that government should stop collecting it."
Cameras are already off and bagged. What's undecided is whether the contract gets terminated for good, or Flock talks its way back in. Legal counsel is reviewing exit terms and fees now, with a recommendation due Sept 23.
The real decision is tonight
Council Chambers, TONIGHT 6:30 PM · make the pause permanent.
50 South Broadway, Lebanon, OH 45036. You don't have to speak — showing up is the message.
The pressure is only building · as of Sept 23, 2026
This isn't just a Lebanon fight anymore.
Monroe, right up the road, just voted 5–0 on Sept 22 to end its own Flock contract, Ordinance 2026-27.
Reynoldsburg, OH ended its contract outright Sept 9. Hamilton County's sheriff paused all 75 county cameras. Dayton found its own cameras searched over 7,100 times for immigration enforcement and covered 72 cameras with garbage bags rather than keep them running.
Nationally, a Washington Post investigation found at least 69 police officials accused of misusing these systems to track wives, girlfriends, and exes. A bipartisan No FLOCK Act was introduced in Congress Sept 15. Flock itself began offering buyouts to its own staff Sept 18 as cities keep leaving — 93 in August alone.
Florida ordered Flock cameras off state roads. Texas froze state funding and paused new road permits.
Lebanon already knows the company won't answer straight questions. Sept 23 is about finishing what Sept 8 started.