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Officials discuss prior litigation and Parma court processing for camera citations
Summary
Police and legal officials asked about litigation history; Elkins said past litigation concerned filing citations with the municipal court rather than camera operation and that Parma Municipal Court would process citations and appeals for Brooklyn Heights.
Police Chief Leahy asked about lawsuits related to photo enforcement. Elkins said litigation in Newburgh Heights "was related to the filing of citations with the municipal court rather than the operation of the speed cameras themselves," and that the municipality ultimately complied with the court's direction.
Elkins said his firm monitors changes in state law and court decisions to help ensure participating municipalities remain in compliance and reduce litigation risk. He told council that Parma Municipal Court would handle all citations and appeals if Brooklyn Heights implements the program and that his view was there was "little to no additional workload for Village staff" because processing would go through that court.
