The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday voted to place an administrative fee of $3 on parking tickets that are past due for more than 30 days. The body, however, rejected a suggestion by the mayor and city transportation officials to increase parking fines by $10, with councilors saying the city needs to focus on enforcement before raising fines.
“There has been no effort to date to have people pay the citation. None. We don’t even mail them a letter. So why would we increase fines without first trying to do that?” asked Councilor Hunter Williams.
City transportation officials said both measures are part of a foundational change of the city’s parking violation infrastructure that leaders hope will improve compliance levels. That change includes new software for employees and a new website for the public…