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RulerOfTheRest t1_ix04tl1 wrote

Reply to comment by AlreadyShrugging in where does all the money from parking tickets go? by Ok-Difference-8696

The city actually contracts out parking enforcement, so 99% of the citations are done by Standard Parking Plus and their employees, the same folks that manage all of the city owned parking decks and lots. SP+ gets a fee for each ticket they write, and the city gets the rest, so it's in SP+'s best interest to write as many as possible to keep revenue up.

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Ok-Difference-8696 OP t1_ix0t74a wrote

Thanks for the info! I wonder, what's the point of contracting it out? Is it just cheaper than direct hires?

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RulerOfTheRest t1_ix0w4bn wrote

Probably the same reason folks pay people to mow their lawns: they don't want to deal with it. By contracting it out, the city doesn't have to manage all of the individual parking employees, pay for their healthcare and retirement, and really only has to deal with one point of contact when there are issues. I don't know when they switched to this model, but it's been a good 10 years at least at this point...

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