[Adopted 5-6-2004 by Order No. 2004-078 (Art.
LVII of Ch. III of the General Ordinances as updated through 7-7-2003)]
There is hereby established a Handicap Parking
Fund within the Town, the purpose of which shall be to allocate funds
received from fines assessed for violations of handicap parking regulations.
Funds transferred to the Handicap Parking Fund shall not exceed $50
per citation collected.
Funds so received shall be deposited by the
Town Treasurer in a separate account and shall be used solely for
the benefit of persons with disabilities. Said account shall be established
and shall be kept separate from all other accounts. Expenditures from
said account shall be made by the Town Manager upon the recommendation
of the Disability Commission for the purpose of effecting accessibility
improvements within the Town of Barnstable and for administrative
expenses of the Barnstable Disability Commission in an amount not
to exceed a total of $3,000 in any one fiscal year.
All funds collected in excess of $50 per citation
issued shall be deposited to the general fund to help defray the cost
of parking enforcement, collection, printing and processing activities.
The Town Accountant shall annually submit a
report to the Town Manager and Town Council for review, and a copy
of said report shall be forwarded to the Department of Revenue Bureau
of Accounts.
