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Municipal League backs civilian review of speed-camera citations and seeks authority for local food-and-beverage fee
Summary
The Maryland Municipal League briefed the Eastern Shore delegation on two municipal priorities: a bill to allow trained civilians to review automated speed-camera citations and a proposal to authorize local food-and-beverage fees for on-site consumption to raise municipal revenue.
The Maryland Municipal League told the Eastern Shore delegation that it supports a pair of bills intended to ease local staffing pressures and expand municipal revenue options without increasing property taxes.
“Currently, it’s exclusively a law enforcement officer that has to do the review,” Bill, a Municipal League presenter, said of the speed-camera review process. The crossfiled bills are Senate Bill 390 and House Bill 343; the league said the change would allow a trained civilian…
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