DALLAS, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The City of Wilmington's
program to catch parking scofflaws recently won national attention from
Mayors throughout the United States. The Delaware city's Parking
Enforcement Initiative was recognized with an Outstanding Achievement Award
from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
The Wilmington Department of Finance works with Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc. (ACS) to increase the collection of parking fines from
repeat offenders through this innovative program. ACS has provided parking
violation processing and collection services to the city since 1993.
"Partnering with ACS has provided the technology and best practices we
need to keep pace with our city's increasing parking fine collection
demands," said Wilmington Mayor James Baker. "ACS helped bring an
innovative, service-oriented approach to getting parking scofflaws to pay
their fines, enhancing public safety and increasing city revenue."
Under the initiative, Wilmington Police Department enforcement
personnel patrol the city with a vehicle equipped with Mobile License Plate
Recognition technology to review the license plates of parked cars. The
license plates are checked against ACS' parking ticket online database to
identify vehicles with more than $125 in delinquent violations. A city
employee applies a self-releasing "smart" boot to identified vehicles after
confirming the motorist's violations are still outstanding. After paying
fines using a credit card, debit card, or check-by-phone, violators are
given a code to remove the boot, which they then return to designated
drop-off locations.
"The award recognizes the benefits of a forward-thinking government and
business working together for the public good," said Michael Huerta, ACS
managing director, Transportation Solutions. "Through our partnership the
city is able to automate and streamline a time-consuming function."
The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization
of cities with populations of 30,000 or more.
ACS is the industry leader in providing transportation services to
governments worldwide. ACS' business helps government agencies in more than
30 countries address their challenges through revenue collection and
regulation compliance services. Its industry-leading solutions include
electronic toll collection, public transport fare collection, parking fare
collection, public safety photo enforcement, commercial vehicle
credentialing, traffic and parking violation processing and collection, and
port management services.
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 62,000 people supporting client
operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process
outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial
and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at
http://www.acs-inc.com.
SOURCE Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
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Related links:
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CONTACT:
Andy Wilson, Director, Corporate
Communications of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.,
+1-214-841-8004, andy.wilson@acs-inc.com
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