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ORDINANCE NO. 3106-08 AN ORDINANCE relating to Automated Traffic Safety Cameras, adding a new chapter to the Everett Traffic Code, Title 46 of the Everett Municipal Code. WHEREAS,the state legislature has granted authority to cities to use automated traffic safety cameras for issuance of notices of infraction, subject to certain statutory requirements; and WHEREAS,the City Council has been advised that according to the National Highway Administration data, failure to stop at red lights is one of the primary causes of crashes at signalized intersections, which result in fatalities, injuries and property damage; and WHEREAS,the City Council recognizes the value of implementing an automated traffic enforcement program in furtherance of city goals of creating a safer environment for its citizens and potentially reducing deaths, injuries and property damage; NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Definition. For purposes of this chapter, "automated traffic safety camera" means a device that uses a vehicle sensor installed to work in conjunction with an intersection traffic control system, a railroad grade crossing control system or a speed measuring device, and a camera synchronized to automatically record one or more sequenced photographs, microphotographs, or electronic images of the rear of a motor vehicle whenever a vehicle fails to stop when facing a steady red traffic control signal or an activated railroad grade crossing control signal, or exceeds a speed limit to a school speed zone as detected by a speed measuring device. Section 2: Authorized use. A. City law enforcement officers and persons commissioned by the Chief of Police are authorized to use automated traffic safety cameras and related automated systems only to detect and record the image of: 1. Stoplight violations at the intersection of two arterials; 2. Railroad crossing violations; and 3. School speed zone violations.