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County attorney proposes raising STOP diversion administrative fee; board moves to approve
Summary
Hall County’s county attorney proposed increasing the administrative fee for the STOP diversion class from roughly $28.75 to $50 to align with recent statutory increases in fines; the board discussed the change and a motion to implement the increase was made and seconded (tally not explicitly recorded in transcript).
County attorney (Speaker 9) explained to the board that recent state legislation had substantially increased statutory fines for low‑level speeding offenses, and he recommended the county raise its administrative fee for the STOP diversion (driver awareness) class from roughly $28.75 to $50. He said the fee funds the county’s STOP fund, which supports law‑enforcement‑related uses, and noted he had discussed concurrence with city staff.
Speaker 9 described how the diversion course works: it is a four‑hour, online driver awareness class available to many drivers with minor moving violations (generally up to 19 mph over) as an alternative to paying a citation and having the violation added to the driver’s record. He argued the administrative fee should reflect the larger statutory fines to maintain the program’s deterrent effect.
Commissioners asked for the number of participants and other details; Speaker 9 said he could provide those figures later. A motion and second were made to increase the fee and authorize the board chair to sign the updated paperwork; the transcript records the motion and discussion but does not include a clear final roll‑call tally in the recorded segments.
Board members asked staff to return with specific participant counts and implementation details prior to finalizing public notice and scheduling changes.
