Ms. Taylor expressed reservation about the concept of volunteers writing tickets. Mr. Poynor said the State operated a volunteer enforcement program. The State volunteers were assigned to specific areas during specific hours. Every participant must be a licensed driver. The City's program would not rely on licensed drivers, but rather volunteers traversing the city encountering violations.
Several cities conduct similar programs.
Ms. Taylor did not think people parked in handicapped spaces on purpose. Mr. Poynor disagreed, saying that when spaces were signed it was difficult to argue it was not intentional. Ms. Taylor believed warnings were better than tickets. Ms. Taylor asked if the commission addressed cases where a citizen believed that the City was abrogating their housing rights, for example. Mr. Poynor said yes.