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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN AMENDING TO TITLE III OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN'S CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING CHAPTER 29 - TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES ADDING ARTICLE VII ENTITLED "SCHOOL BUS VIOLATION DETECTION, MONITORING, AND ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM."
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WHEREAS, the safe transportation of school children is of the utmost importance to the City of New Haven ("City"); and,
WHEREAS, the Connecticut General Assembly passed Public Act 24-107 ("Public Act"), authorizing municipalities to implement live digital video school bus violation detection and enforcement systems to identify and enforce violations of ? 14-279 of the Connecticut General Statutes; and,
WHEREAS, the City seeks to utilize the authority granted by the Public Act to improve public safety and reduce the incidence of vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses through the deployment of a School Bus Violation Detection, Monitoring, and Enforcement System ("Monitoring System"); and,
WHEREAS, the Monitoring System will be administered and enforced by the Department of Transportation, Traffic, and Parking of the City and is designed to ensure compliance with laws governing school bus safety and protect children across the City; and,
WHEREAS, the ordinance sets forth clear definitions, enforcement mechanisms, due process protections, and funding procedures to support fair and efficient implementation of the Monitoring System in accordance with the Public Act and ? 7-152c of the general statutes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Alders of the City of New Haven that:
1. The Board of Alders of the City of New Haven hereby adopts Article VII - School Bus Violation Detection, Monitoring, and Enforcement System, including Sections 29-147 through 29-157 of Chapter 29 - Traffic and Motor Vehicles, as fully set forth in the ordinance presented to the Board and attached hereto.
2. That the Department of Transportation, Traffic, and Parking is authorized to ...
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