(a) The fire chief, police chief and director of transportation and facilities are authorized to select such traffic signal controlled intersections they concurrently deem advisable for installation of emergency vehicle traffic signal preemption.
(b) If such traffic signals are located at the intersections of town streets, and funds are approved, installation shall proceed on the concurrently agreed upon direction(s).
(c) If such traffic signals are located at the intersection of one or more state highways, and funds are approved, the director of transportation and facilities shall submit the concurrent preemption installation request, and a copy of the ordinance from which this article is derived, to the department of transportation and facilities for its approval.
(d) If a traffic study of prospective commercial, residential, or industrial development determines that the developer shall be required to provide full or partial funding for traffic signals, and if traffic signal preemption is deemed advisable by subsection (a), such funding shall include the equipment and installation costs of the traffic signal preemption system approved by the town.
(Code 1982, § 12-68; Ord. No. 00-024, 9-14-2000; Ord. No. 2019-Code-04, 10-10-2019)