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Commission approves permanent coordinator and budget adjustments for automated speed cameras
Summary
Bernalillo County approved a budget increase and creation of a permanent program coordinator position for its automated speed enforcement program; staff reported program revenues exceed initial general‑fund support and outlined how half the net revenues will fund traffic safety projects.
Bernalillo County commissioners voted 5‑0 to approve a budget increase and to create a permanent program coordinator position for the county’s automated speed enforcement program.
Deputy County Manager Edea Sarchelet told the commission the program went live in August 2024 after the county adopted an automated speed enforcement ordinance on Feb. 21, 2023. Citations began Sept. 25, 2024. Staff reported six permanent camera installations on county roads and one on a state road, with three more county installations planned in the coming months and a mobile camera used on a corridor to supplement fixed sites.
Sarchelet said the program’s first‑year intent was to use general‑fund support until revenues were sufficient to sustain operations. She said the county budgeted $825,000…
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