Automatic speed enforcement (ASE) revenue is administered through Hastings County under the Provincial Offences Act.
Provincial offence ticket revenues, including ASE, are collected by Hastings County for the City of Belleville, Quinte West and Hastings County. Expenses for the operation of the program (administration costs, etc.) are deducted by Hastings County, and the net revenues are then distributed between the three parties based on the proportionate total of all provincial offence tickets issued (including but not limited to ASE tickets).
Hastings County 2025 Total Provincial Offences Revenue
| Municipality |
Allocation (%) of Total Revenue |
2024 Budget |
2024 Actual |
2025 Budget |
| Belleville |
83.29% |
$627,272 |
$1,158,468 |
$2,543,129 |
| Quinte West |
8.63% |
$224,275 |
$221,127 |
$263,503 |
| Hastings County |
8.08% |
$310,498 |
$206,892 |
$246,710 |
Of the total revenue that Belleville receives from Hastings County, a portion of the funds are used to cover contract services expenses (costs of the ASE camera rentals and the processing and mailing of ASE tickets) and the other portion is transferred to the City’s reserve fund.
To date, this funding has been identified to support further traffic measures, as well as the Bridge and the doctor recruitment program, as they represent the communities’ critical priorities.
City of Belleville 2025 ASE Funding Summary
Below is a breakdown of the City of Belleville’s revenue, expenditures and reserve funds as they relate to ASE tickets. It is important to note that ticket revenue processed by Hastings County is on a cash basis and revenue is only recognized when payments are received. This means that each year’s revenue may not reflect how many tickets are issued in the same period due to late payments, hold-ups, etc.
Revenue
|
Revenue
|
2024 Actuals |
2025 Year-to-Date (as at May 31, 2025) |
Total |
| Provincial Offenses Revenue |
$983,901.77 |
$1, |
$2, |
Expenditures
| Expenditures |
2024 Actual |
2025 Year-to-Date (as at May 31, 2025) |
Total |
| Contract Services |
$249,306.97 |
$200,055.57 |
$449,362.54 |
| Transfer to Reserve Fund |
$734,594.80 |
$ |
$ |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
Expenditures for the Automated Speed Enforcement program consist of contracted service costs, and the transfer of excess funds to a Reserve Fund.
Contract Services expenses are made up of costs that are directly paid for by the City of Belleville for the program and consist of Automated Speed Camera rentals, Ministry of Transportation administration costs, and the processing and mailing of Automated speed enforcement tickets. For 2024 the total cost of the ASE camera rentals totaled $60,308.51, representing approximately 25% of contracted service costs, with processing and mailing costs totalling $188,998.46, representing approximately 75% of the costs of contracted services.
Excess net revenue for the operation are transferred to a Reserve fund for future utilization. To date this funding has been identified to support further traffic measures, as well as the Bridge and the physician recruitment program as they represent the communities’ critical priorities. See below for a breakdown of the Automated Speed Enforcement Reserve Fund.
Automated Speed Enforcement Reserve Fund
| Automated Speed Enforcement Reserve Fund |
2024 Actual |
2025 Year-to-Date (as at May 31, 2025) |
Cumulative Total |
|
Opening Balance
|
- |
734,594.80 |
|
| Transfer to Reserve Fund from Operations |
$734,594.80 |
$1,382,694.43 |
$2,117,289.23 |
|
The Bridge (2025 Operating Budget Issue # D7-1)
|
- |
($1,263,900.00) |
($1,263,900.00) |
| Physician Recruitment (2025 Operating Budget Amendment - July 14-25) |
|
($400,000.00) |
(400,000.00) |
| Closing Balance |
$734,594.80 |
$453,389.23 |
$453,389.23 |
ASE Tickets Issued
Below is the total number of ASE tickets issued as provided by the Joint Processing Centre (JPC) who is responsible for processing tickets and fines from the cameras.
It is important to note that the total tickets may not reflect revenue for each year exactly due to timing of collections – see Funding Summary above for more information.
ASE Tickets Issued
| - |
2024 Actual |
2025 Year-to- Date (as of May 31, 2025) |
Total |
| ASE Tickets Issued |
25,621 |
25,538 |
51,159 |
| Total Ticket Amount (excluding Victim surcharge) |
$2,217,719 |
|
$4,366,306 |
