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Leon County commissioners approve next steps to explore school‑zone speed‑camera program
Summary
The board voted unanimously to direct staff to draft an ordinance and begin vendor procurement for an automated speed detection program limited to school zones; preliminary estimates in staff materials projected about $275,000 in annual collections with roughly 60% retained locally.
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously April 8 to direct staff to pursue implementation steps for an automated speed detection and enforcement program limited to school zones.
County Administrator Vince Law told commissioners recent state legislation now authorizes local governments to implement such programs and recommended the board choose option 1: draft an ordinance, pursue an RFP to select a vendor and coordinate with the clerk’s office, the sheriff’s office and Leon County Schools. Law’s presentation said the item has no immediate fiscal impact but staff’s preliminary estimate was roughly $275,000 in annual…
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