Ordinance 3106-08 - Laserfiche WebLink

B. Revenue from fines assessed under authority of this chapter shall be used solely for traffic safety purposes or as otherwise provided by State law. For purposes of this section, the term "traffic safety purposes" may include, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Stoplight violations at the intersection of two arterials; 2. Personnel costs for employees or contractors who are involved in automated traffic safety camera planning and implementation, including professional services such as traffic engineering services; 3. Personnel costs for employees or contractors who are involved in automated traffic safety camera enforcement, court hearings, fine collection or other processing, including expert witness fees; 4. Costs associated with training of employees or contractors involved with the automated traffic safety camera program; 5. Purchase and/or maintenance of equipment, including signage, related to the automated traffic safety camera program; 6. Costs associated with traffic safety projects and activities unrelated to the automated traffic safety camera program. Section 8: Compensation for Services. The compensation paid to the manufacturer or vendor of the automated traffic safety camera equipment used shall be based only upon the value of the equipment and services provided or rendered in support of the system, and shall not be based upon a portion of the fine or civil penalty imposed or the revenue generated by the equipment. Section 9: General duty. It is expressly the purpose of this ordinance to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this ordinance. It is the specific intent of this ordinance that no provision nor any term used in this ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the city or any of its officers or employees. Nothing contained in this ordinance is intended nor shall be construed to create or form the basis of any liability on the part of the city, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from any action or inaction on the part of the city related in any manner to the enforcement of this ordinance by its officers, employees or agents. Section 10: Savings. The enactment of this ordinance shall not affect any case, proceeding, appeal or other matter currently pending in any court or before the City or in any way modify any obligation, right or liability, civil or criminal, which may exist by virtue of any of the ordinances herein amended. Section 11: Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such 4