Outstanding fines and forfeitures from Sugar Land's red-light camera program totaled $3.7 million, according to an audit presented to City Council Feb. 18 from Houston-based accounting firm Whitley Penn.
"These were receivables out there on those red-light camera fines that had not been collected at the time," Whitley Penn audit partner Chris Breaux said.
As a result of Texas' 86th legislative session, House Bill 1631 was signed into law, banning the use of red-light cameras in the state. This resulted in the cancellation of any outstanding fines from the duration of the program.
"Thanks again to the state government, the governor, [lieutenant governor] and others that think they can run the city business better than the elected officials that actually represent the residents of the city," Sugar Land Mayor Joe Zimmerman said during the Feb. 18 audit presentation.
