Description
Title: To amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by (i) increasing anticipated revenues by $2,000,000.00 from certain fines and fees collected from the Safety Camera Program, (ii) creating a new special fund for the Department of Police entitled the “Safety Camera Program Special Fund,” and (iii) appropriating the increase to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Police’s “Safety Camera Program Special
Summary
On March 10, 2026, the City of Richmond introduced Ordinance No. 2026-058 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget. This legislation aims to increase anticipated revenues by $2 million from fines and fees generated by the Safety Camera Program. It establishes a new special fund specifically for the Richmond Police Department, titled the "Safety Camera Program Special Fund," and allocates these funds to support the program and the Vision Zero Action Plan, which seeks to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. This ordinance affects residents of Richmond by enhancing public safety measures through traffic enforcement. By directing enforcement revenues towards safety initiatives, the ordinance aims to sustain the Safety Camera Program and implement strategies from the