The Ferguson City Council has enacted a seven (7) member advisory board to oversee traffic and parking issues throughout city limits. Working in conjunction with the City's Traffic Engineer/Public Works Department, Police Department (traffic division), the powers of the Traffic Commission are:
- to advise on traffic and parking problems;
- to carry out educational activities;
- to supervise the preparation of traffic reports;
- to receive complaints relating to traffic;
- to recommend methods and ways to improve traffic conditions, administration, and enforcement;
- to initiation long-range master traffic improvement planning; to perform at the Council's request other duties related to traffic and parking; and
- to employ such assistants and technical advisors as it may consider necessary, within the limits of its budget.