Overview
- County commissioners voted to award a contract capped at $38.7 million that keeps automated red‑light enforcement in place for up to ten years.
- The agreement names Modaxo (doing business as Elovate) as the new vendor and preserves continuous operation as the county transitions control.
- Orange County currently operates 57 cameras and the program issues $158 violation notices that do not add points to drivers’ licenses.
- Last year the county received roughly $7.64 million from camera fines, with about $4.1 million retained or split with the vendor, $3.48 million sent to the state general fund, and $244,500 allocated to spinal cord research.
- The county’s move to extend and possibly expand its network stands in contrast to a long-term statewide decline in photo enforcement that saw jurisdictions fall from 82 to 40 and revenue drop from about $125 million to $95 million since 2014, a dynamic that shapes local debate over safety, fairness, and fiscal effects.