Phenix City council passed two resolutions Tuesday morning that will allow it to move forward with automated red-light cameras, if the council chooses to implement them sometime next year.
The first resolution allows the council to enter into an agreement with LaserCraft, the company that installs and operates the enforcement equipment at no cost to the city. LaserCraft, however, will take a cut from the money ticketed drivers are fined. According to Mayor Sonny Coulter, a team at LaserCraft approached the city after a successful implementation of this system in Montgomery and presented its findings.
The second resolution sets up the council to request that the Alabama legislature allow the city to legally use this equipment. The state legislative delegation meets in the Spring of 2010. The city of Montgomery already received this authorization in order to implement the automated red-light enforcement system.
Council member Max Wilkes said that intersections with heavier traffic would most likely be the site of the equipment. Wilkes also said that its the license plate, not the driver, that is photographed, which means that the owner of the vehicle is the one hit with the ticket, not necessarily the driver.
Due to the evidentiary nature of these red-light photographs. ticketed drivers will face no court dates. However, this also could mean lower costs, as court fines account for the majority of the existing $158 fine for running a red light in Phenix City.
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