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Chico council clears way for red light cameras; Verra Mobility selected

3221019 · April 1, 2025
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Summary

The council authorized next steps to contract with Verra Mobility for a red light camera program after staff and police presented an RFP evaluation; the council voted 7-0 to proceed with award letter and contract negotiations.

The Chico City Council voted unanimously to proceed with a red light camera program after staff and police presented the results of a request-for-proposals and recommended a single vendor.

Chief of Police Michael Aldridge told council the city received two proposals and that engineering staff graded the submissions. “Verra Mobility came out quite a bit ahead of Genoptic,” Aldridge said, reporting an overall score of 93 for Verra Mobility versus 78 for Genoptic. The chief described the vendor selection as the result of a combined police and public-works evaluation.

What the contract would do - If council directs staff to move forward, the city would issue an award letter, negotiate a contract with Verra Mobility, then…

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