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Council presses administration on bus-arm camera revenue split as contract extension is considered

Buffalo City Committee on Finance · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Commissioner Justin Booth said bus-arm cameras have reduced school-bus passing citations; council members asked how contested tickets are handled and why the vendor keeps 60% of revenue; the committee asked for detailed revenue history and quarterly reporting.

The committee reviewed a first annual extension to the school-bus arm camera contract. Justin Booth, commissioner of parking, said the program is reducing dangerous school-bus passing: "In March in '25, there was over 4,000 citations given, where in March in '26, there were 906 citations given with a 77% reduction in total…

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