We are going to start the ad hoc that is reviewing the new ordinance sections 46-35, which is automatic traffic enforcement safety devices, which will all butcher ATESD.

Again, it's the same from the previous ad hoc.

I'm in the chair along with councilwomen Wallace Smith and Faye.

We still have ex officio members of President Brazade and Paul Rutello in the room.

And we have the same members of the public that I mentioned before.

This is a review of the ordinance that needs to be on the books in order for this process to go forward.

Our approval of this ordinance, although it will go on the books and be there, is the first step to a long process before we even get to the first camera being placed.

So what we approve tonight or what we recommend to this the city council tonight does not mean next month, if the city council approves it, the cameras will be deployed.

The process is that we get it on the books, and I believe at this point in time, both the police department and the traffic division are beginning their research on where to put the cameras because they have to create a document, okay, that has to be brought back to the city council, approved by the city council to go to the DOT to be approved.

So we're nowhere close to cameras being placed next month.

So just want to make sure everybody understands that this is just the first step, first cod and a wheel that is gonna go for a little while here.

So I'm gonna we started uh the last um ad hoc with a PowerPoint presentation.

Did we get through all the slides or was there a few more slides?

So we stopped at the protected information section, got a little bit into the ATSDs at the beginning because we needed it as the foundation for the PII.

I'm gonna allow corporation council to continue their uh presentation, and then we'll go on and talk about the ordinance.

Okay.

Thank you.

Is that clear as mud?

Floor is yours.

So as we previously noted in the ATSD ordinance, we mirrored the drafting of the ordinance to the state statutes, which are found in sections 14307B through 14307H.

Adoption of the ordinance is the first of two steps that need to occur in order to start moving the process forward of adopting ATSD devices.

Within the first uh within section 4636 of the ordinance is the definition section.

On the screen, as we previously noted, is the definition of automatic traffic enforcement safety devices, which provides an explanation of what an ATSD device is.

So that is either a red light camera or a speeding camera, which detects a motor vehicle that exceeds the posted speed limit of 10 or more miles per hour, or fails to stop such vehicle when facing a steady red signal on a traffic control signal.

We already discussed the PII, which is listed in section 4644 of the ordinance where no personally identifiable information shall be disclosed by the city or a vendor to any person or entity, including any law enforcement unit, except where the disclosure is made in connection with the charging, collection, and enforcement of the fines imposed pursuant to the article.

If I could refer everyone back to section 4637 after the definitions, which is where we have an explanation of vendors.

Under section 14307 C B of the Connecticut General Statute states that the municipality may enter into agreements with vendors for the design, installation, operation, or maintenance, or any combination thereof of automatic traffic enforcement safety devices.

If a vendor designs, installs, operates, or maintains an automatic traffic enforcement safety device, the vendor's fee may not be contingent on the number of citations issued or fines paid pursuant to an ordinance adopted under this section.

The city's drafted ordinance has the same definition of vendor verbatim.

CGS section 14307CB states that a municipality may enter into an agreement with a vendor for the design installation and operation of the device.

Vendors are helpful in providing analytics and assist in drafting reports that are required for the installation of these devices by the DOT, and additionally, vendor chosen must be familiar with and comply with state laws.

This includes the storage and access of PAI and private information.

Operation and citation.

This is also seen in ordinance section 4648 operation of ATSD.

The operator must review the recorded images provided by the ATSD device.

After review, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of the ordinance has occurred, the operator may issue a citation to the owner of the vehicle.

And this mirrors section 14307 CI1 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

When it comes to citations, the citation must include the name and address of the owner of the vehicle, the license plate, the violation charged, the location of the ATSD date and time of violation, and a copy of the information to view the recorded images electronically.

The citation must also include the statement or electronically generated affirmation by the member or employee of the DPD who reviewed the recorded images and determined that the motor vehicle violated the ordinance.

So there's a two-step process.

First, the operator has to review the citation to make sure that there is, in fact, a violation.

And then there has to be pursuant to the statute, a review by the law enforcement or a designated employee of law enforcement that a violation has, in fact, occurred.

The citation must have a statement verifying that the ATSD device was operating correctly at the time of the alleged violation and the date of the most recent calibration check performed pursuant to Connecticut General Statute, Section 14307 CH.

The amount of the fine imposed and how much how to pay the fine also must be included on the citation, as well as the citation must be sent within 30 days of the violation under Section 14307 CI2.

Must be sent via first class mail, and the record of the mailing should be saved by law enforcement to enter into evidence at a hearing if one is requested by the alleged violator.

Section 14307 CG of the Connecticut General Statute states that an ATSD operator shall complete training offered by the manufacturer of the device.

The manufacturer and manufacturer's representative shall issue a signed certificate to the operator at the time of the completion of the training.

The signed certificate shall be admitted as evidence in any hearing conducted pursuant to section 7152C of the Connecticut General Statute.

The city must ensure that each ATSD used by the city undergoes an annual calibration check performed at a calibration laboratory under Connecticut General Statute Section 14307 CH.

The calibration laboratory shall issue a signed certificate of calibration after the annual calibration check, and the signed certificate of calibration shall be kept on file and admitted as evidence in any hearing conducted pursuant to section 7152c.

Penalty for violation.

Under Connecticut General Statute Section 14307 C3, an ATSD device shall be used solely for identifying violations of the ordinance.

This is identified under section 4641 of our ordinance.

The penalty, which is a fine for the first violation of the ordinance, which is taken directly out of the statute, is $50.

The fine for each for any subsequent violation shall be $55.

A reasonable fee not to exceed $15 may be imposed for cost of electronic processing of the payment of the fine.

And funds collected from violations of an ATSD device shall be used solely for the purpose of improving transportation mobility, investing in transportation infrastructure, or paying the cost associated with the use of an ATSD device.

And this comes directly out of the statute.

Citation appeal process.

Under Connecticut General Statute Section 14307 CE.