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cti®n equeste <br />Requesting that the Council review the administrative citation process and provide staff guidance on <br />whether or not this is an enforcement tool staff should utilize. <br />ack r~undl ~scussa~n <br />Earlier this year the State Legislative bodies passed law that allows cities and police departments to utilize <br />administrative citations fox traffic enforcement. Prior to this passage, the use of these citations was <br />improper and not allowed. <br />Although this passage allows the utilization of these citations the use is restricted. The only offenses at <br />this point that the citation can be used fox are: <br />Speeding violation nine miles an hour and less over the posted speed limit. <br />~ Failure to stop fox a stop sign. <br />® Equipment violations such as cracl~ed windshields. <br />There are further restrictions to enforcement, most specific. ~fficexs can not reduce speeds to meet the <br />requirements. ~~n other words, officers can't stop someone for doing 42 mph in a 3o zone, and then <br />reduce the speed on the ticl~et to 39. The citation has to be issued fox actual speed.} <br />The Minnesota Chiefs of Police and Sheriff Associations firmly believe that next year there will be <br />additional violations added to the chargeable list, They state that this first introduction of the law was <br />sifnply to allow both passage of law and acceptance of practice, ~Zowever, the law will face continued lack <br />of support from the State as it directly impacts the State budget as it relates to revenue generated from <br />normal tt•affic citations. See attached memo and fee journal fox details} <br />If the Council directs staff to implement the administrative fines, there are ten steps that must be <br />undertal~en. These steps are clearly laid out in a tool lit provided by the League of Minnesota Cities. The <br />kit contains model policy and resolutions. The steps to be tal~en are: <br />1} Pass a resolution that authorizes police use of administrative traffic citations for AGO per violation. It <br />also must obligate the city to provide a neutral third party to hear and rule on challenges. Finally it <br />S,~Council~Police~2Q09~Admin I'ines,doc <br />