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Council asks for enforcement pilot and cost estimates before deciding on automated traffic cameras
Summary
After staff described legal rules and program details for automated traffic safety cameras, councilmembers raised concerns about timing, staffing and public reaction. Council directed staff to develop a two-month emphasis patrol plan and cost estimates for review before moving forward with cameras.
Battle Ground City Council heard detailed staff briefings Nov. 3 about automated traffic safety cameras (ATS cams), state legal requirements and program constraints and directed staff to provide a short enforcement pilot plan and associated costs rather than move immediately toward camera deployment.
Mark (city staff) told council that the Revised Code of Washington limits the images ATS cameras may collect to vehicle and license-plate images during violations, caps fines (for example, $290 for school speed-zone violations and $145 for other infractions), and requires that images be reviewed by authorized personnel before citations are mailed. He also said state law restricts how revenue from cameras can be used, requires…
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