Ordinance 18-34 Purchase of a Traffic Speed Monitoring Device

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

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ORDINANCE 18-34

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA AMENDING THE FY2018 CAPITAL BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $3,500 FROM THE POLICE RESERVES FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TRAFFIC MONITORING DEVICE.

WHEREAS, Every year members of the public report occurrences of excessive speed on City of Homer streets; and

WHEREAS, A small traffic monitoring device installed on a sign post can log the speed of passing vehicles, providing an inexpensive way of confirming speeding in a neighborhood; and

WHEREAS, A device to collect data on traffic speeds and provide traffic reports will relieve pressure on busy officers by efficiently gathering data that now can only be gathered by a police officer; and

WHEREAS, The device will not have the capability of identifying the vehicles and would be used for data collection purposes only; and

WHEREAS, Data collected by this device would be a useful tool for the Homer Police Department to confirm citizen complaints of excessive speed and justify the costs of additional signage, enforcement, and traffic calming measures.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:
 

Section 1.  The Homer City Council hereby amends the FY2018 capital budget by appropriating $3,500 from the Police Reserve for the purpose of purchasing a traffic monitoring device.

Funding Source:

Description                                                                                      Amount

Police Reserve Account                                                            $3,500

Expenditure:

Description                                                                                      Amount

Traffic Monitoring Device                                                        $3,500

Section 2.  The City Manager is authorized to execute the appropriate documents.

Section 3. This is a budget amendment ordinance, is temporary in nature, and shall not be codified.

                ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this __ day of ________, 2018.

CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                                                __________________________
                                                                                                                BRYAN ZAK, MAYOR

ATTEST:

___________________________
MELISSA JACOBSEN, MMC, CITY CLERK

YES:

NO:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

Introduction:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

__________________________                                           __________________________

Katie Koester, City Manager                                       Holly Wells, Attorney

Date: _____________________                                           Date: _____________________