Mayor Curtis convened a discussion of the city’s speed‑camera and stop‑sign camera programs at the Glen Arden City Council meeting, and council members moved to pause citation issuance while the administration gathers legal guidance and clarifies camera siting. Council members raised questions about whether past tickets issued under the program should be refunded or treated as warnings, and about specific camera locations identified by the contractor.

Why it matters: The cameras generate both safety enforcement and revenue effects. Council members said they want a clear legal foundation and transparent notice and placement processes before resuming normal enforcement, and they directed staff to provide written analysis and, if needed, to discuss legal findings in closed session.

The council reviewed Resolution R‑04‑2026, described by City Manager Simpson as a resolution “to confirm the locations” for the stop‑sign cameras after the original ordinance omitted explicit site listings. Assistant City Manager Wood told the council the listed locations were selected based on violation counts during the contractor’s test period and said the contractor reported a high share of violations at particular approaches; he asked council to authorize further outreach to the contractor if members wanted to revise sites. Councilman Herring pressed the administration, saying he had not received notice and objecting to a proposed westbound camera on Johnson Avenue at Glen Naught Parkway, arguing the safety need was north–south at that intersection rather than westbound.

Chief Bryant and Captain Robson participated in the discussion. Chief Bryant said the department did not object to submitting a new resolution if the department later decided to move camera locations. Captain Robson confirmed that a procedural requirement to return to council if cameras were re‑sited was consistent with police practice.

On the speed‑camera program, the council discussed tickets already issued on a corridor the transcript identifies as Bridal/Bridal Sea Road (transcript text) and whether those tickets remain enforceable. Assistant City Manager Wood and city attorneys told the council that the administration had paused ticketing in light of concerns about required public notice for the program; Wood said the administration had confirmed a pause, converted some earlier citations to warnings, and asked legal to provide written determinations. Councilman Herring asked whether drivers who already paid fines would be refunded; the administration said it would provide the legal opinion in writing and that council could discuss it in closed session if legal advised.

The administration agreed to deliver the legal findings and recommended next steps to council in writing and to provide a closed‑session briefing if necessary. Council members asked the administration to bring contractor data on counts and the criteria used to pick the originally proposed sites, and to confirm which listed locations remain held or active.