The Court approved a set of directives establishing how the Office of County Engineer will coordinate with each Precinct to identify and fund signal-related capital and maintenance projects from the Mobility Fund, and how countywide mobility projects must be handled through Court approval.

What it means for you

Residents can expect a clearer, more structured process for how traffic signal projects in each Precinct are funded and approved, with safeguards requiring unused funds to be returned to Precincts.

Outcome

Two separate motions were made and votes were taken on Item 4. A motion was made by Commissioner Briones, seconded by Commissioner Garcia, to direct the Office of County Engineer (OCE) to meet with each Precinct office before February 26, 2026, to identify annual funding needs for mobility signal-related capital projects, signal maintenance, and Precinct traffic signal studies for FY2026 and the estimated amount from each Precinct’s allocated mobility fund to be set aside for these purposes; authorize OCE to, once needed mobility funding allocations have been identified in partnership with each Precinct, charge approved expenditures for signal-related capital projects and signal maintenance projects directly to the designated Precinct funding codes within the mobility fund, in compliance with all applicable local and state laws and consistent with existing practices for road and bridge projects; and for any countywide mobility projects or countywide traffic studies, OCE must request Court approval and transfer any Precinct mobility funds for the projects based on the Court-approved mobility revenue allocations and existing budget transfer procedures. If actual costs incurred are less than the amount approved by Court, OCE should return remaining funds to the Precincts according to that same allocation formula. The motion carried by the following vote: