Committee of the Whole · July 08, 2025 · Item 7.1
Report number 2025-270 entitled Administrative Penalty System for Automated Speed Enforcement and Red Light Camera Violations…
Main motion under the agenda item Administrative Penalty System for Automated Speed Enforcement and Red Light Camera Violations - 2025-270
Carried (10 to 0)
10 in favour, 0 against — unanimous
What was voted on
The motion in its exact words, as recorded in the minutes.
That report number 2025-270 entitled Administrative Penalty System for Automated Speed Enforcement and Red Light Camera Violations, be received. That Council approve the transition of Automated Speed Enforcement and Red Light Camera violations to an administrative penalty system, under and in accordance with the requirements of Ontario Regulation 355/22 made under the Highway Traffic Act , R.S.O. 1990, to take effect on or about January 1, 2026. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute any necessary agreements with the Ministry of the Attorney General, Ministry of Transportation, and any other government agency that may be required to transition Automated Speed Enforcement and Red Light Camera violations to an administrative penalty system. That a new Administrative Penalty By-law for Contraventions Detected Using Camera Systems, substantially in the form attached as Attachment-1, be approved. That a by-law to amend By-law Number (2025)-21056, being the Screening and Hearing Officer By-law, substantially in the form attached as Attachment-2, be approved. That the City Solicitor be directed to update the policies, guidelines and procedures that apply to the administrative penalty system, as needed to give effect to the transition of Automated Speed Enforcement and Red Light Camera violations to an administrative penalty system, and make them publicly available on the City’s website.
Moved by Councillor Chew, seconded by Councillor Allt.
How the room voted
In favour (10)
- Allt
- Billings
- Busuttil
- Caron
- Caton
- Chew
- Gibson
- Goller
- Guthrie
- Richardson
What council was given
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- Administrative Penalty System for Automated Speed Enforcement and Red Light Camera Violations - 2025-270.pdf
Staff recommend moving speed camera and red light camera tickets out of the provincial court system and into the City's own administrative penalty process, starting around January 1, 2026. Council is asked to approve a new penalty by-law, amend the screening and hearing officer by-law, and authorize agreements with provincial ministries. Disputes would be handled by City screening and hearing officers instead of courts.
- Attachment-1 Administrative Penalty By-law for Contraventions Detected Using Camera Systems.pdf
- Attachment-2 By-law to amend Screening and Hearing Officer By-law.pdf
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What was said
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2:35:03anyone would like to move that one as it's on consent for me. Chu and Alt will do that. Great
2:35:09and is there anything further on that one? No okay I'll call the vote then on the consent. Is anyone
2:35:16against? Nobody? That's great. Thank you and so we're going on to the last one under this area
2:35:24and that is the temporary accessible ramps in the City of Guelph. Now Councillor
2:35:33and Chair Claeson is not here at this time unfortunately but we're going to go to our
2:35:40delegations first and is a Kennery here? Is Kennery joining us? Oh by video it looks like.
2:35:50Not online? No? Okay what about James Nolak? It says in person is James here? Hi James.
2:35:57Yep come on down. Okay thank you. Yeah our clerk's department will continue to see if we can get
2:36:15Kennery available and I'll swing back after you to make sure we try again. So yeah clerks just
2:36:26let me know if that works okay. James thank you very much for for joining us and whenever you
2:36:36are ready go right ahead and just so you know you have no more than five minutes and there's a
2:36:42bell a chime that will go off at the four minute and thirty second mark to give you the warning
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