On 9/1/04 2:42 PM, "John McClellan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Also regarding the revenue generation, aren't red > light tickets the same as any other moving violation > in MN where the majority of the fee goes to the County > to pay for court costs? The State and the City only > get a small portion of the fee collected. I thought this was a great point by John that deserves more attention. It's been several years since my last moving violation, but I do believe that he's right that the majority of the citation fee goes to the county, not the city. For me, that would seem to undermine the theory that this whole red light camera plan is simply a revenue grab. Another item that may be of interest to folks concerned about this issue is that the red light cameras are part of the MPD 5-year draft business plan for 2004-2008. http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/about/MPDBusinessPlan.asp It's part of section three - key initiatives and other models of providing service (excerpted from p. 4 of the PDF) __________ 4. Enhance traffic safety Key Initiative - Other Model of Providing Service: Timeline: Year One, Year Two Description: Use of �red light� cameras to detect semaphore violations can assist with traffic safety in light of fewer police resources. This initiative is planned to be tested for feasibility and effectiveness. Projected Impact on Performance Measures The use of motorcycles and red light cameras will impact numbers of automobile accidents and injuries from accidents due to a greater focus on traffic safety in the neighborhoods. __________ So it seems to me that the point behind this is to increase focus on traffic safety without having to pull officers from other pressing needs in light of our limited resources. Isn't that what we want? Mark Snyder Windom Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
