Presented with several options this morning to generate revenue with vehicle-related fines, the City Council’s O&M Budget committee passed on red-light cameras, extra fees for booting and towing, and fines for unpaid parking tickets.
The red light camera proposal was expected to produce $1.8 million in revenue for the city. The cost of the system — around $480,000 for the first year — would have come from that revenue, leaving the city with a net profit of $1.3 million.
The figure came from estimating 15 violations per day at each of 20 intersections.
