Consideration of a proposed exemption from Los Angeles' boycott of Arizona to allow continuation of the city's red light camera program has been postponed until Wednesday.

The City Council had been scheduled to consider a onetime, 10-month extension of a multimillion-dollar agreement with Scottsdale, Ariz.-based American Traffic Solutions, which operates enforcement cameras at 32 intersections.

Last month, the council and mayor agreed to ban most contracts with Arizona firms as a protest of a state law requiring police to check the immigration status of those they legally stop and suspect of being illegal immigrants.

The council also was scheduled to consider a plan to seek new bids for an expanded photo enforcement contract beginning next year. The current camera vendor and another top competitor for the new contract, Redflex Traffic Systems, both are based in Arizona.

The matters were continued a day because some key council members were not present.

The Los Angeles Police Department, which wants to grow the program, says it has reduced accidents about 9% at camera-equipped intersections. The council, which has strongly supported the program, is expected to approve the limited extension of the current contract. But some members are scrutinizing the safety benefits and cost of the program, which budget officials say is losing about $300,000 a year, as they contemplate a new contract and larger program.

"Outside of the boycott, I have a lot of questions," said Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who represents the harbor area and Watts. "What are we really getting?"