CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
v.
BOSS
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The City of Boynton Beach appeals the dismissal of over 100 traffic citations for red-light camera violations issued through a third-party vendor, American Traffic Solutions (ATS). The appellate court reverses the dismissal, finding that the city's arrangement with ATS does not constitute an impermissible delegation of municipal authority when ATS's role is limited to determining image usability based on specific guidelines and does not include deciding whether violations occurred.
The court reversed the trial court's dismissal of the traffic citations. The court held that Arem is distinguishable because the City's contract with ATS specifically establishes that ATS cannot make decisions regarding whether a violation occurred, ATS's discretion is limited by objective 'Business Rules Questionnaire' standards, and ATS does not itself issue the UTCs. Unlike in Arem, these distinctions mean the arrangement does not constitute an impermissible delegation of municipal authority.
[1] A municipality cannot impermissibly delegate its governmental authority to a third-party vendor.
[2] The issuance of Uniform Traffic Citations is a function reserved for proper law enforcement.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“here the City's contract with ATS specifically establishes that ATS does not and cannot make any decisions regarding whether a violation occurred. ATS's discretion is similarly limited by the BRQ, which sets forth easily observable standards that dictate whether ATS should forward or otherwise discard images of potential infractions.”
Establishes the critical distinctions between this case and Arem that render the delegation permissible
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceThe City of Boynton Beach issued Uniform Traffic Citations (UTCs) to over 100 defendants for running red lights, using an unmanned red-light camera sy…
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
APPELLATE DIVISION (CIVIL): AY CASE NO: 50-2015-AP-000053-XXXX-MB
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, Appellant,
V.
LENDON EUGENE BOSS PAMELA JEANNE ADEIMY MICHAEL JAMES ANDIO JAMES MICHAEL ARENA THERESA MARIE ATCHISON ALYSON AUSTIN ALYSON AUSTIN PETER BRYANT BAJOR DANIEL ANTHONY BATTAGLIA KIMBERLY A. BEAUPRIE JOSEPH BERCHIELLI GUILLERMO ARMANDO BRAVO PATRICIA MARIE BRENNAN LELAND C BROWN DIANA MARIBEL CABRERA DIANE WHITAKE CARRUTHERS ANTHONY JOSEPH CARUSO MARCELINO CASAREZ WHITNEY LEE COMPARE JACK CALVIN CONDATORE COVELLI ENTERPRISEINC DAN MAITRE ENTERPRIZESINC CLAUDIA JEWEL DANNELLY SARAH DAVIS LARKINS
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Appellees.
Opinion filed: DEC 19 2016 Appeal from the County Court in and for Palm Beach County, Judge Mark Eissey IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, Appellant,
APPELLATE DIVISION (CIVIL): AY CASE NO: 502015AP000053XXXXMB L.T. NO: 502014TR206083AXXXSB
V.
LENDON EUGENE BOSS, Appellee.