GIRARD — The cost of processing speed camera citations is increasing from $10 to $20 per ticket this month in Girard Municipal Court, so city council members want to meet with Judge Jeffrey Adler about the impact.

One concern raised by city council members at their meeting Monday is that effective July 1, Vienna and Liberty township police no longer will be using speed cameras and no longer will be contributing to the court costs.

“That is six months of additional revenue that is lost yet the court has still raised the cost from $10 to $20 per ticket. That increase did not bother me at first with the additional dollars generated from Liberty and Vienna, but that will all change and have an impact on us,” Councilman John Moliterno, D-at-Large, said.

Auditor Julie Coggins reviewed finances ending March 31 with council noting the speed cameras for the first three months of 2025 have generated $202,731 with March alone bringing in $50,704.

Coggins said Girard paid the court $7,250 of the total fees of $14,500 based on the $10 fee per ticket. She said Liberty’s camera fees for March were $7,320, with Girard receiving $3,660 and Liberty’s fees for March were $6,750, with Girard receiving $3,375.

“Our total fees and costs have always been higher than Liberty and Vienna,” Coggins said.

The Wellman Theater has $40,463 with 3% of the funds from the camera placed in the theater fund.

Councilwoman Lily Martuccio, D-at Large, chairwoman of the theater committee, said the city is also to receive a $350,000 reimbursement grant for the theater grant. Recently, asbestos was removed from the theater.

In other business, a moment of silence was held for Joseph Melfi, who served as a former mayor and city councilman for many years. He died this past week.

Family members of Melfi attended the meeting to pay tribute to the former city official.

Also, Zuppo said work will begin this week at a former movie rental business off U.S. Route 422 where pureLeaf is planning to have a marijuana dispensary. He said all paperwork is completed and a grand opening will take place around Aug. 1.

Zuppo said he has been in contact with state representatives over the percentage cities are expected to receive from tax revenue from dispensaries, which has been decreased from the 36% originally discussed to 20% for five years only.