Speed cameras have captured drivers who exceed the speed limit by 6 mph or more near schools or parks since March 2021. [Anjali Pinto/ProPublica]

After spending more than a year ping-ponging through various stages of City Council purgatory, a proposal by Ald. Anthony Beale (9) to roll back a controversial speed camera penalty is finally set for a vote on Thursday — but only after city transportation officials make their case for why the extra fines should stay in place.