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Board discusses switching refuse citations to civil process, asks staff to investigate cameras and plate readers
Summary
Board members discussed moving enforcement from criminal citations to civil citations and whether cameras or license-plate readers should be deployed at refuse sites; they asked staff to study equipment, power needs, costs and staffing and return with recommendations.
Park County Solid Waste Board members discussed shifting enforcement of illegal dumping and dump-site violations from a criminal citation process to civil citations and considered using cameras and license-plate readers to support enforcement.
Board members and staff described prior conversations about converting citation procedures and noted deputies had previously indicated civil fines could be issued if staff could supply a license-plate number and a photograph of dumped material. Members raised practical questions about cost, power and staffing required to monitor camera footage: who would review hours of footage, whether sites have power or require solar, and whether any purchase could fit this year’s budget. No formal vote was taken; members asked staff to investigate options and return with findings for a future agenda.
The board also discussed whether cameras would be effective without a staffing plan to review images and produce an enforceable case. Members noted a mixed approach could be possible — temporary camera deployments to document repeat offenders or targeted monitoring of sites with frequent problems — but emphasized more information about equipment, recurring data costs (cell/SIM service) and the associated staff time was needed before any purchase.
The board agreed not to authorize equipment purchases at this meeting and directed staff to gather technical and cost estimates, including power requirements, expected data-capture quality for license-plate identification, and the likely staff hours needed to review footage and support civil enforcement.
