Charter Amendment to eliminate traffic cameras unless an Officer is present to issue the ticket.
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT (By Petition) CITY OF MAPLE HEIGHTS A majority affirmative vote is required for passage. Shall the Charter of the City of Maple Heights be amended to add new Article XXII, which provides that the City shall not use any traffic law photo-monitoring device for the enforcement of a qualified traffic law violation, unless a law enforcement officer is present at the location of the device and personally issues the ticket to the alleged violator at the time and location of the violation; and that the City shall not enter into, renew, amend, modify, or make any payment under a contract with a vendor for traffic law photo-monitoring devices or services if the contract involves payment to the vendor that is contingent upon the number of tickets issued or the amount of fines levied or; and that qualified traffic violations shall be tried only before ajudge in either municipal or common pleas court, and the accused will be afforded all rights then generally afforded to defendants in criminal cases under the constitutions and laws of the United States and the State of Ohio?
Much thanks to all the petitioners who fought all the way to the Ohio Supreme Court to get the charter amendment on the ballot so the voters could decide.
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Issue 99
ReplyDeleteCharter Amendment to eliminate traffic cameras unless an Officer is present to issue the ticket.
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
(By Petition)
CITY OF MAPLE HEIGHTS
A majority affirmative vote is required for passage.
Shall the Charter of the City of Maple Heights be amended to add new Article XXII, which provides that the
City shall not use any traffic law photo-monitoring device for the enforcement of a qualified traffic law
violation, unless a law enforcement officer is present at the location of the device and personally issues the
ticket to the alleged violator at the time and location of the violation; and that the City shall not enter into, renew, amend, modify, or make any payment under a contract with a vendor for traffic law photo-monitoring devices or services if the contract involves payment to the vendor that is contingent upon the number of tickets issued or the amount of fines levied or; and that qualified traffic violations shall be tried only before ajudge in either municipal or common pleas court, and the accused will be afforded all rights then generally afforded to defendants in criminal cases under the constitutions and laws of the United States and the State of Ohio?
Must vote "for" the amendment to ban the cameras in order for this ban to pass
ReplyDeleteVote "yes" on Issue 99 and those unmanned speed/traffic cameras will be banned by charter amendment.
ReplyDeleteThe only way you can get a ticket is an officer must be present to hand you a ticket.
Looks like the cameras are going down. So far the issue is passing 72% which means the camera will be prohibited in Maple Hts
ReplyDeleteMuch thanks to all the petitioners who fought all the way to the Ohio Supreme Court to get the charter amendment on the ballot so the voters could decide.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!!!