BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Common Council has passed an ordinance to remove the city's controversial school speed cameras.

The amendment is now on Mayor Byron Brown's desk, and he has 10 days to approve or veto it.

If he approves it, the cameras will come down September 1, and since the council has a super majority, members can easily override a veto.

This amendment says speed cameras cannot be installed in a school zone without the council's approval.

It also lowers the school zone speed limit 10 miles per hour below the posted city speed limit in the area.

Councilmember Rasheed Wyatt has been staunchly against the cameras.

He says the council will now look at non-punitive solutions like speed humps and signage to make drivers slow down.

"The speed humps are in effect 24/7, so it's not like there has to be some sort of punitive measure there to be effective,” Wyatt said. “So all day long, even in the evening, people have to be careful when they drive through those school zones. It's not punitive. You're not going to get a $50 ticket. We do want people to still be responsible. We're not saying, ‘go out here and start speeding in a school zone.’ We want to make sure our students are safe, but we want to do this in a responsible way that can be more effective, I believe."

The cameras have been a controversial issue for several months, with the mayor strongly backing them in the past, as well as councilmember Ulysees Wingo.  

The city did not immediately return a request for comment.