Case File 26-0420
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An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic) to add Chapter 12.57 (Electronically Operated Parking Control Systems), of the El Paso City Code to perform the following: add Section 12.57.010 Definitions, Section 12.57.020 Imposition and Amount of Civil Penalty, Section 12.57.030 Enforcement and Procedures, Section 12.57.040 Administrative Adjudication Hearing, Section 12.57.050 Affirmative Defenses, Section 12.57.060 Appeal, and Section 12.57.070 Enforcement of Judgement; the penalty as provided in Section 12.57.030.
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Obtain adopted electronic parking enforcement ordinance text and deadlines
Context: Council adopted the ordinance on second reading April 14, 2026 by a 7-0 vote on a motion by Representative Fierro, but the record supplies only section titles for Sections 12.57.020 through 12.57.070, not the penalty amount or procedural deadlines.
Recommended: Pull the signed ordinance adding Chapter 12.57 to Title 12 of the El Paso City Code and map out exactly what Section 12.57.020 sets as the civil penalty amount, what filing deadline Section 12.57.040 imposes for requesting an administrative adjudication hearing, and what Section 12.57.060 requires to perfect an appeal. The section headings are all that appear in the council record, so any client contesting a camera-generated parking citation is working blind on timing until you have the operative text.
Ask why written opposition vanished from parking camera vote
Context: Minutes show a 7-0 second-reading vote on April 14, 2026 with Acevedo not present and Barriga submitting a written statement in opposition, while the April 1 first reading passed 8-0 as part of items 18-21 voted together.
Recommended: Request Representative Barriga's written statement in opposition and the roll call sheets for both readings, then ask the city clerk how a member's recorded opposition squares with a 7-0 tally and why Representative Acevedo was absent for the final vote. Also ask why the first reading passed inside a bundled block with items 18 through 21 rather than standing on its own.
Update your vehicle registration address before camera parking tickets start
Context: Council adopted Chapter 12.57 on April 14, 2026 by a 7-0 vote, creating Sections 12.57.040 (administrative adjudication hearing), 12.57.050 (affirmative defenses), and 12.57.070 (enforcement of judgment).
Recommended: Automated parking enforcement citations under the new chapter are civil penalties handled through an administrative hearing rather than a normal court appearance, so notices will follow whatever address is tied to your plate — confirm your registration address is current and find out which affirmative defenses Section 12.57.050 recognizes before you get a notice. Missing a mailed notice can push you straight to the enforcement-of-judgment step described in Section 12.57.070.
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An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic) to add Chapter 12.57 (Electronically Operated Parking Control Systems), of the El Paso City Code to perform the following: add Section 12.57.010 Definitions, Section 12.57.020 Imposition and Amount of Civil Penalty, Section 12.57.030 Enforcement and Procedures, Section 12.57.040 Administrative Adjudication Hearing, Section 12.57.050 Affirmative Defenses, Section 12.57.060 Appeal, and Section 12.57.070 Enforcement of Judgement; the penalty as provided in Section 12.57.030.
Vote: 7 for, 0 against, 2 absent
adopt Ordinance 019860 adding Chapter 12.57 Electronically Operated Parking Control Systems to Title 12
Acevedo not present for the vote; Barriga submitted written statement in opposition
An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic) to add Chapter 12.57 (Electronically Operated Parking Control Systems), of the El Paso City Code to perform the following: add Section 12.57.010 Definitions, Section 12.57.020 Imposition and Amount of Civil Penalty, Section 12.57.030 Enforcement and Procedures, Section 12.57.040 Administrative Adjudication Hearing, Section 12.57.050 Affirmative Defenses, Section 12.57.060 Appeal, and Section 12.57.070 Enforcement of Judgement; the penalty as provided in Section 12.57.030.
Vote: 8 for, 0 against
advertise for public hearing
First reading; Electronically Operated Parking Control Systems; public hearing April 14, 2026; items 18-21 voted together