•Costs to Install
System
•
•No capital cost to city,
equipment is owned by vendor
•All cities contacted
have established service contracts to provide the following services:
–Install
equipment
–Collect
and process photos
–Prepare
citations for review by city enforcement officials
–Mail
citations and collect fines
•Flat monthly fee
established for each camera
–National
average is $5,000 per month
–Garland
pays $5,600 per month
–Richardson,
Frisco & Plano will pay $4,870 per month (shared contract)
•Other cities utilize
city personnel to approve citations and conduct adjudication. The City Attorney will determine if these
functions can be outsourced; otherwise additional staff will be
required.
•Contracts may be
structured to terminate without penalty.