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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Stokes
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Investigative Hearing - Costs of the Speed and Red Light Camera Program Failures
FOR the purpose of calling on representatives from the Finance Department, the Law Department, the Department of Transportation, and all other agencies involved with the City's speed and red-light camera programs, to appear before the Council to thoroughly discuss the serious problems with these programs and the full past, and likely future, costs to the City of the failed camera programs.
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Baltimore's red-light and speed camera programs have been troubled for some time. High error rates, software problems, and vendor failures have kept the programs from operating as intended for months, costing the City millions in lost revenue and unplanned expenditures. Especially troubling are media reports that internally commissioned audits and reviews of the programs have found unacceptably high error rates in the cameras when they were operating - potentially resulting in thousands of improperly issued tickets that may have cost city drivers millions of dollars in unwarranted fines.
The failure of the Administration to fully disclose what it knew about the problems with the camera programs, and when it became aware of the extent of the problems, has been a serious blow to government transparency and our citizens' faith in ...
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