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Newberg begins testing red-light camera system; online citation payments activated
Summary
City staff said red-light camera equipment at Villa and Highway 99 is entering a brief testing period and that online payments for traffic citations have been active for about 1½ weeks. Staff described vendor validation steps and said revenue is split between the vendor and the city; ODOT permits and infrastructure constraints affect camera placement.
City staff told the Traffic Safety Commission that red-light camera equipment at Villa Road and Highway 99 is entering a short testing period this month and will go live after testing.
Rachel Thomas, the city recorder, said the earlier camera attempt failed because the vendor's software did not integrate with the city's systems. Before signing the current contract, staff required the vendor to demonstrate successful software integration. —They made them prove a successful software implementation and prove that it would actually work,— Thomas said.
Thomas also described the city's citation-payment changes: online payments for traffic citations have been implemented and available for about a week and a half, which staff said should reduce staff time and improve convenience for residents. —Instead of having to call or come into this building to pay tickets, folks can log in online and just pay it online,— she said.
Commissioners asked whether cameras capture speed or red-light violations in all directions and whether the city and ODOT share revenue. Thomas replied the devices are capturing multiple directions at some locations: on Highway 99 the system captures speed and red-light behavior and at certain turn movements will capture red-light violations. She said ODOT does not share revenue; —the revenue is split between the company that runs our systems and the city of Newberg.—
Thomas cautioned that placing cameras on state (ODOT) facilities requires ODOT permits and suitable infrastructure; staff said a prior permit for Main and 99 was granted but infrastructure issues prevented installation at that earlier location.
