Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on August 12, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on August 13, 2026, amending Chapter 256 of the Code of the City of Mount Vernon to authorize a School Bus Stop-Arm Camera Program and Imposing Penalties for Violations - ((i) First offense within an eighteen-month period: $250. (ii) Second offense within an eighteen-month period: $275. (iii) Third or subsequent offense within an eighteen-month period: $300. (iv) An additional penalty of $25 for each violation for the failure to respond to a notice of liability within the prescribed time period); and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 256 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON TO AUTHORIZE A SCHOOL BUS STOP-ARM CAMERA PROGRAM AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
WHEREAS, ? 1174-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law ("the VTL") requires vehicle operators approaching from the front or rear to stop for school buses displaying flashing red signals and an extended stop arm when they have halted to receive or discharge passengers; and
WHEREAS, New York State authorized school districts and municipalities to use school bus-stop arm cameras beginning in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mount Vernon ("the City") desires to update Chapter 256, entitled "Vehicles and Traffic," Article I. Speed limits; penalties for offenses, ?256-5 to add guidelines for a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure to comply with ? 1174-A of the VTL; and
WHEREAS, the City also desires to update Chapter 256-27 to add definitions pertaining to the demonstration program; and
WHEREAS, through the implementation of this amended chapter, the City, in collaboration with the Mount Vernon School District (hereinafter "District"), will be empowered to install and use photo violation monitoring equipment on school buses to effect the purposes of ...
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