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Council approves school‑zone camera program after legal and operational briefing

Tampa City Council · February 20, 2026
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Tampa City Council voted to authorize a school-zone speed camera program after staff laid out statutory limits, record-retention rules and a public-education period; council members debated privacy and use limits, and one member voted no.

Tampa City Council voted to move forward with a city-run school-zone speed camera program after a lengthy briefing from police and legal staff about how the system will operate under Florida law.

Assistant City Attorney Megan Newcomb and program coordinator Sgt. Jim Reiser told council the enabling statute limits use of camera records to school-zone speed enforcement, prohibits remote surveillance integration…

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