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Council OKs public hearing, study before adopting traffic‑safety camera ordinance
Summary
City engineer briefed council on a draft traffic‑safety camera ordinance based on state law; council directed staff to hold a public hearing on the draft and complete location‑specific studies before authorizing camera placement.
City engineer Kim Klinkers presented a draft ordinance to authorize an automatic traffic safety camera program and asked for council direction on outreach, study and timing.
Klinkers said the draft implements statutory requirements (RCWs referenced by staff) and sets program parameters, including a base civil penalty in the draft ordinance and higher penalties for repeat offenders or speeds more than 11 mph over posted school speeds. The draft also requires an equity analysis and a crash/speed needs assessment before…
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