City staff presented the 2024–25 annual red light camera summary to the Orlando City Council on Sept. 22 and the council approved an ordinance to authorize placement of traffic infraction detectors at specified intersections.

Ray Rodriguez of Orlando Stops, the city's red light camera contractor, told the council the disclosure required by Florida Statute 316.083 covered July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. “For the period of 07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025, the city of Orlando issued 6,433 notices of violation and 20,412 uniform traffic citations,” Rodriguez said. He also summarized contested and upheld counts and the distribution of revenues to state funds, trauma centers and other recipients, as required by statute.

Commissioners credited the program’s safety effects during the hearing. Commissioner Tony Sheehan thanked city staff and Orlando Stops and said the program had reduced crashes at the monitored intersections. Commissioner Bakari Ortiz said the system “has definitely saved lives” and noted the deterrent effect when drivers know cameras are present.

The council opened the required public hearing and had no public testimony on the report. At the end of the presentation the council accepted the disclosure as its record of the program’s annual performance.

Related ordinance: At first reading the council approved Ordinance 2025-37, which adds city code provisions authorizing placement, installation or contracting for traffic infraction detectors at specified intersections. The ordinance establishes legislative findings and the legal authority for traffic infraction detectors; the council voted in favor (motion by Commissioner Sheehan, second by Commissioner Stewart), and the ordinance moved forward for the next legislative step.

Why it matters: The disclosure and ordinance together document the city’s use of automated enforcement and record how many citations and revenues resulted in the reporting year. Rodriguez and commissioners emphasized safety as the program’s principal purpose.

Numbers and revenue: Rodriguez’s presentation listed the number of issued notices and citations, contested and upheld cases, and revenue distributions to the state, trauma centers and related funds. Rodriguez said the city collected $4,222,654 (rounded in presentation) with portions allocated to state and trauma funds per statute; the transcript contains the detailed figures given at the meeting.

What was not decided: The summary was informational and its acceptance does not by itself change locations or enforcement protocols; any expansion or new detector placements will follow separate administrative or legislative steps under the new ordinance.