(a) Not later than the 60th day after the end of the city's fiscal year, after deducting the amounts the city is authorized by subsection (b) to retain, the city shall:
(1) send 50 percent (50%) of the revenue derived from civil or administrative penalties collected by the city under this section to the Comptroller for deposit to the credit of the regional trauma account established under Section 782.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code; and,
(2) deposit the remainder of the revenue in a special account in the city's treasury that may be used only to fund traffic safety programs, including pedestrian safety programs, public safety programs, intersection improvements, and traffic enforcement.
(b) The city may retain an amount necessary to cover the costs of:
(1) purchasing or leasing equipment that is part of or used in connection with the photographic traffic signal enforcement system in the city;
(2) installing the photographic traffic signal enforcement system at sites in the city, including the costs of installing cameras, flashes, computer equipment, loop sensors, detectors, utility lines, data lines, poles and mounts, networking equipment, and associated labor costs;
(3) operating the photographic traffic signal enforcement system in the city, including the costs of creating, distributing, and delivering violation notices, review of violations conducted by city employees, the processing of fine payments and collections, and the costs associated with administrative adjudications and appeals; and
(4) maintaining the general upkeep and functioning of the photographic traffic signal enforcement system.
(Ord. No. 3479, § 2, 10-19-06; Ord. No. 3549, § 2, 10-25-07)