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Commissioners update red-light and school-zone enforcement ordinances and authorize local hearing officers
Summary
The board adopted resolutions updating qualifications under the red-light camera and school-zone speed enforcement ordinances and authorized appointing Florida Bar attorneys to serve as local hearing officers with compensation.
Hillsborough County commissioners adopted resolutions updating qualifications in the county's red light camera ordinance and its school zone speed enforcement ordinance. The meeting recap stated the board also authorized appointing attorneys who are members in good standing of the Florida Bar to serve as local hearing officers and to receive appropriate compensation.
"The board adopted resolutions updating the qualifications to the red light camera ordinance and school zone speed enforcement ordinance, authorizing the appointment of attorneys who are members in good standing with the Florida Bar to serve as local hearing officers and to receive appropriate compensation," the recap read. The transcript did not include the detailed text of the ordinance changes, the names of attorneys to be appointed, or a roll-call vote; those specifics should be confirmed in the official minutes and ordinance documents.
The changes, as summarized, appear administrative — adjusting who may serve as local hearing officers and aligning qualifications for enforcement programs. Implementation steps and any fiscal impacts from compensation were not specified in the recorded recap.
