Boynton Beach will discuss the future of its red-light camera program at a city meeting Tuesday.

The item was added to the city’s agenda after a Palm Beach County judge dismissed 200 red-light camera tickets last week. City officials will discuss whether to change the city’s ticketing program or appeal the judge’s recent decision to throw out the tickets.

A month prior, Boynton Beach defended its program, saying the city is conducting “business as usual” despite 60 tickets being thrown out because a judge upheld an October appeals court ruling, which found that a third-party vendor could not issue police tickets.

The ruling applies to cities statewide, leading to Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Margate, Hallandale Beach and Coral Springs deciding to end their programs.

Boynton Beach city officials have been advocates for the program. The city renewed its contract with American Traffic Solutions in November to continue issuing the $158 tickets. Boynton city officials say that their ticketing system is different from other cities because the tickets are reviewed by the city’s Police Department before they are sent to violators.

The contract for the city’s 15 red-light cameras ends in 2016.

City officials say the cameras help keep the city’s streets safe.

“The purpose of the red-light cameras is to increase safety,” said Commissioner David Merker. “It’s not about the money.”

Since February, the approximately 260 red-light camera tickets that were thrown out in court amount to about $41,000 in fees.

Boynton Beach resident John Lawless, 74, received a ticket Saturday for a suspected March 26 violation.

“It makes you feel like you’re at a hold up without a gun,” he said.

According to the ticket, Lawless is accused of running the red light at the intersection of Boynton Beach Boulevard and Seacrest Boulevard. He said he remembers driving through a yellow light a little too late and it changed to red.

“I thought I could get through it in time, but I guess I didn’t,” he said. “There was no danger, no one in the intersection. I was really surprised to get this ticket.”

Lawless spends half of the year in Boynton Beach and half the year in Long Island in New York City.

He wants to plead “not guilty” to the ticket, but doesn’t know if a judge will see him in time before he leaves.

“The city should change the policy,” he said.

IF YOU GO

What: Boynton Beach City Commission Meeting

Where: Boynton Beach City Hall, 100 East Boynton Beach Blvd.

When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday

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