The Fort Myers Police Department presented options for deploying automated enforcement in school speed zones and at red‑light intersections, and council directed staff to solicit vendor presentations and more detailed operational and legal information.

Interest in automated enforcement stems from council and staff concerns about speeding, crashes and blocking intersections at high‑risk locations; Chief Jason Fields said camera programs can reduce crashes and speeding and that vendors previously presented to the city. Councilmembers asked for vendor data on citations, crash reduction, how fine revenue is distributed by state statute and how the program handles disputes when vehicles are registered to out‑of‑state owners.

Fields said the city has seen presentations from multiple vendors and that some vendors operate both school speed‑zone and red‑light camera systems. Councilmembers suggested pilot studies or initial test locations; several members asked vendors to include data on camera configurations that capture both license plate and driver imagery, and to address effects such as increased rear‑end collisions near intersections with red‑light enforcement.

Council reached general consensus to invite proposals and presentations and to evaluate vendors that can supply both school‑zone and red‑light solutions; staff will schedule vendor briefings that include crash and citation data, administrative processes and distribution of fines under state law. No procurement contract was approved at the workshop.