[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Phillipsburg 3-1-2011 by Ord. No. O:2011-03. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 67.
B.
The system to be installed shall be approved by the Town Council
by adoption of a resolution.
C.
The Town of Phillipsburg shall have the authority to enter into a
contract, following a lawful procurement process, for the installation
of the system. Any contract that shall contain provisions contrary
to the Act shall not be deemed invalid but rather reformed to conform
to the Act.
D.
The signs notifying drivers that a system is being utilized shall
be approved by the Municipal Engineer, and shall be placed on each
street converging into the affected intersection as required by the
Act.
E.
The Municipal Engineer shall inspect and certify the system at least
once every six months from the date of its installation.
The Police Department of the Town of Phillipsburg shall review
recorded images produced by the system to determine whether sufficient
evidence exists demonstrating that a traffic control signal violation
has occurred and shall issue a summons when appropriate in accordance
with the rules of the court.
B.
Any recorded image or information produced in connection with the
system shall not be deemed a public record under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1
et seq., or common law. The recorded images shall not be:
C.
Any recorded image or information collected in connection with a
traffic control signal violation shall not be retained after 60 days
following the collection of any fine or penalty.
D.
If a summons is not issued within 40 business days following the
traffic control signal violation, all recorded images and any information
collected with respect to the traffic control signal violation shall
be removed by the Police Department within two business days.
E.
The Town of Phillipsburg shall certify compliance of this section
by filing a report to the Commissioner of Transportation in accordance
with the Act.
The liability of the owner and operator of a motor vehicle for
a traffic control signal violation summons pursuant to the system
shall be jointly subject to provisions of the Act.
Any person liable for a traffic control signal violation, pursuant
to the section and the Act, utilizing the system shall be subject
to the following fines:
A.
Violation: $85.