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Council approves contract to add stop-arm cameras to school buses, subject to legal review
Summary
Council moved to approve a school bus stop-arm program agreement with Bus Patrol America LLC, to be finalized after corporation counsel review; transcript does not specify the final number of buses to be outfitted.
The Bristol City Council approved a motion to authorize the school bus stop-arm program agreement among the City of Bristol, the Bristol Board of Education and Bus Patrol America LLC, subject to review by corporation counsel and mayoral signature.
Council member Peter Kelly brought the item to new business and said the cameras are intended as school-bus safety equipment. The motion as recorded passed after a second; the meeting record notes the contract will be subject to legal review and executed by the mayor or acting mayor on the city’s behalf.
The transcript contains an unclear reference to the number of buses the vendor will outfit; the record alternately referenced "nine or 19" buses. The exact number of buses to receive cameras and the contract’s final technical scope were not specified in the meeting minutes and will be determined during final contract review and corporation counsel sign-off.
Officials said the program is intended to improve student safety and enforcement of school-bus stop-arm violations; procurement and implementation details will be finalized during the legal and contracting process.
