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Committee favors R3325 after staff explain vendor data mismatch and revised speed-camera totals
Summary
Council members questioned a large swing in projected incidents tied to R3325. City staff and police explained the vendor used different speed categories and there was some duplication in the vendor data; the committee gave R3325 a favorable recommendation by voice vote.
The Annapolis Finance Standing Committee gave a favorable recommendation on resolution R3325 on Oct. 1 after city staff and police explained why previously circulated incident counts changed sharply.
The chair opened the R3325 discussion by noting a wide shift in figures and asking staff to explain how earlier estimates had dropped. A city data lead said the vendor’s dataset did not match the legislative speed categories and that duplication in vendor location summaries affected totals. "The data that we were given from our vendor did not have the same categories that were in the legislation," a staff member said, explaining that the city reclassified the vendor data to match the resolution’s categories.
A police representative (referred to in the transcript as Captain Migos/Miguez) presented revised totals and argued the speed-camera program is having an effect where implemented. The officer said total citations declined from 6,951 in 2022 to 3,493 in 2024 and noted that some violations fall into higher categories on roads with lower posted limits. "It appears that the speed cameras are effective on the areas where we have them," the officer said.
Following the explanation, a committee member moved to favorably recommend R3325; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript. Staff said they will update posted materials (Granicus) with the corrected dataset and charts.
The technical issues raised in this discussion — category mismatches and vendor duplication — prompted the committee to ask staff to ensure the corrected data is published ahead of subsequent hearings so members and the public can see the final numbers supporting the resolution.
