SMYRNA, Gaeorgia — The Smyrna City Council authorized a 10-year agreement with Flock Safety to expand the city’s public-safety technology network.
The more than $5.7 million deal that includes additional license-plate recognition cameras, software integration and two remotely launched aerial drones for incident response.
City officials said the tiered contract, approved after a presentation Thursday, allows Smyrna to terminate at any time and will be funded from the general fund. An initial $123,500 payment—due at signing—will be covered by an increase to the Police Administration budget in the adopted 2026 general fund.
The expansion will add about 70 Flock cameras to the city’s existing network of 11, bringing Smyrna closer to peers like Dunwoody, which staff noted has roughly 100 cameras deployed. The drones are intended to provide real-time situational awareness over fires, major police responses, crowd management and other emergencies, according to the city’s briefing.
The agreement bundles Flock’s Safe City program subscription with integration and implementation services, plus addenda covering unmanned air support and a drones-for-law-enforcement product suite. Officials characterized the move as a public-safety upgrade designed to improve response times, investigations and citywide coverage without binding future councils to the full term.
