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paid, we don’t issue a warrant for arrest. is is not a criminal o ense. It’s a civil penalty.”

Councilors agreed that red light running is a problem. But Councilor Johnston said he thinks most residents would view it as a violation of their right to face their accuser.

“I think one of the reasons Coloradoans balk at red light cameras is because of the sixth amendment and facing your accuser,” Johnston said.

Johnston said he would never support it unless it’s approved by voters.

“I have to be a full no vote and I will go as hard as I can to stop red light cameras in the city, harder than I have gone on anything,” Johnston said.

Councilor Clint Blackhurst said he agrees they might be useful, but they’d never be popular.

“ e irony is, people are very much in favor of having a police o cer issue a ticket for running a red light,” Blackhurst said. “ ey are not in favor of a machine giving you a ticket because of a picture taken. Don’t ask me why there is a di erence, but there is.”

Mayor Greg Mills agreed that residents would object.

“I have never been in favor of the photo ticket, the photo cop,” Mills said. “I think the person who is your accuser should be the one issuing the ticket. e only way I’d support this is, rather than mailing the ticket, we have a uniformed o cer show up at your residence to deliver the ticket.”

But Councilor Peter Padilla said the problem is bad enough that the city should consider it.

“I think the most interesting thing to consider is not the number of violations or tickets that get issues, but the striking reduction of people violating, just because of this,” Padilla said. “ at’s the better educational experience and the better safety piece. It’s not catching people for violating but causing people to not violate it again.”

Domenico said the police would continue investigating the idea and bring it back to councilors at a future study session meeting.