Third in a series
Re “Lack of Information Available to Me Is Astounding, Muir Says”
After saying last week that the lack of information about the shadowy red light camera revenue is “astounding,” Chief Financial Officer Jeff Muir noted that the “Police Dept. manages the system and we just record the revenue.”
One of the numerous mystifying issues surrounding City Hall’s new three-year deal with under-siege Redflex Traffic Systems, is the amount of revenue that flows into Culver City’s treasury.
Who knows?
During his 14-year tenure in his native Inglewood, the 43-year-old Mr. Muir was more active in the red light camera intake than during his 7½ years in City Hall.
“Because of my role here, I haven’t had to jump in the way I did in Inglewood,” Mr. Muir said. “There was an issue in Inglewood – this was before they changed the law and the processing companies used to get a piece of each ticket. The concern then was, ‘Is everyone getting their correct piece?’
“I remember spending six months on this subject, and the outcome was very disappointing.
“Redflex has been more successful in getting some information from the court, the number of tickets that are dispositioned, the number of tickets that are paid,” Mr. Muir said.
“But,” he added, and here is an exasperating crux, “they don’t tell you exactly.”
Redflex and mystifying shadows appear to be a comfortable, permanent pairing – especially as long as City Hall officials maintain that red light camera revenue is not important to them – safety, reducing accidents, is.
(To be continued)
