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Board advances vendor selection for bus stop‑arm cameras; members demand vetting, enforcement and appeals details
Summary
The board approved moving forward with a selected vendor for a school bus stop‑arm camera program but left contract terms — who issues tickets, how fines are collected and the required appeals process — to a later vote after members flagged litigation and due‑process concerns and asked for the procurement decision matrix.
The Duval County School Board voted to advance the selection of a vendor for a school bus stop‑arm camera program and directed staff to negotiate contract language before bringing the contract back for a vote.
Staff said the RFP process selected a highest‑scored vendor, but that detailed contractual negotiations remain, including how many buses would be equipped, which agency would issue citations and how fines would be collected and distributed. "The ticketing agency primarily would rely on our police department. JSO is not interested in that," staff said.
Board members sought clarity about due process and the program’s administrative burden. Board member Bob noted ongoing litigation involving similar vendors and class actions in multiple states and asked who served on the purchasing committee and what the selection criteria were. "I have received complaints about the company itself with ongoing litigation across the country," he said, asking staff to bring the committee membership and decision matrix back for review.
Members also raised the administrative cost risk of processing appeals if the program cannot access uniform traffic citation systems, and asked staff to detail whether the vendor was scored heavily because of price. Staff acknowledged those open contract items and said the contract would be a separate board agenda item after negotiations.
The board did not finalize enforcement or revenue‑sharing details at the meeting and asked staff to return with the requested documentation, including the procurement committee roster, scoring matrix and proposed appeals process.
