Youngstown inks deal with agency to collect delinquent speed-violation fees

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved a two-year deal with an Illinois company to serve as its collection agency to go after delinquent civil speeding violators.

The board voted 3-0 today on the contract that will give Municipal Collections of America 25 percent of whatever it collects from those who haven’t paid the fees that range from $100 to $150, depending on the speed, with up to $60 in late fees.

“We want the company to make its best efforts to collect,” said Mayor John A. McNally, chairman of the board of control. “We need to do it to support the program and support those who pay. This will make it fair for everyone. The money will help us purchase police equipment and school signage.”

The speed camera program started Aug. 18, 2015, with 5,051 citations issued through the end of the year. Of that amount, 52 percent – 2,064 – paid the fees.

On a $150 citation with $60 in late fees, MCA would get $52.50 for each collection.

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