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Marshall County Council to consider formal cancellation of Flock camera agreement, adopt 2027 budget

Marshall County Council will meet Monday, 2026-10-12 at 5:30 p.m. to consider a resolution to formalize its September 2026 4–3 vote to end funding for six Flock cameras and to adopt the county’s 2027 budget.

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The Marshall County Council’s regular October meeting is scheduled for Monday, 2026-10-12 at 5:30 p.m. in the second-floor meeting room of the County Building, 112 West Jefferson Street. County attorney Marcel Lebbin is set to present a resolution that, according to the agenda, would formalize the council’s September vote to end funding for the county’s six Flock cameras and declare the county’s Flock System government agency customer agreement canceled effective 2026-12-31.

The agenda also shows expected action to adopt the 2027 budget, approve an invoice from Lebbin Law, hear reports from the Budget/Finance, Highway and Job Classification and Compensation subcommittees, consider additional appropriations and transfers (including a transfer for Solid Waste), and receive the Marshall County Museum’s quarterly report. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live on the county’s YouTube channel. Source: Giant FM — Marshall County, https://www.giant.fm/marshall-county/news/local-news/marshall-county-council-set-to-consider-flock-camera-cancellation-resolution-2027-budget-adoption-at-october-meeting/

WHY IT MATTERS

The council’s agenda ties two distinct but consequential decisions to one public meeting. The resolution on Flock cameras would convert the council’s September 2026 4–3 defunding vote into a written legal determination under Indiana Code and a formal cancellation of the county’s customer agreement for its six Flock cameras, effective 2026-12-31. In plain terms, the resolution states that funds are not appropriated or otherwise available to continue the Flock System agreement, and the county attorney will present the written determination supporting that position.

Separately, adopting the 2027 budget is the formal step that sets next year’s county spending and priorities; the same meeting lists routine items such as invoice approval, subcommittee reports and requests to move or add appropriations (including a Solid Waste transfer). For residents, the key immediate milestone is the council vote scheduled for the Oct. 12 meeting — the agenda indicates these items will be considered, but it does not report final votes. The county’s live YouTube stream or the official county meeting minutes are the place to confirm outcomes after the meeting.

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