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Red-light camera revenue shortfall may affect 2026 budget, staff says
Summary
Staff told the Finance Committee the city's red-light cameras are out of service, producing only about $20,000 to date versus the $750,000 budgeted for 2025; staff said reserves absorbed the gap in 2025 but the shortfall will be discussed in the 2026 budget process.
Committee members raised concerns about expected revenue from red-light cameras and the implications for budgeting.
A committee member asked about the impact of cameras being out of service. A staff member said the cameras have been taken out of service and there is no definitive timeline for their return to operation. "750,000 was budgeted in 2025," the staff member said, and added that the city has collected roughly $20,000 so far from collection efforts. The staff member said there are currently no service cuts tied to that shortfall because the city has reserves and conservative revenue assumptions in the current budget.
Staff told the committee the shortfall will be a factor in the 2026 budget and that, if the council directs it, the issue could be part of a larger budget discussion. Committee members asked whether the 2025 activities would need to be scaled back; staff replied that, as of the meeting, no reductions had been made and the gap would be managed through reserves for 2025.
The committee did not take formal action on the red-light camera revenue at the meeting; members signaled that the matter will be discussed further during the budget process.
