Number
231036
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. PEREZ
Title
An ordinance relating to the fee to reclaim a towed vehicle.
Sections
101-25-1-b am
101-25-1-c am
Analysis
This ordinance increases the charge to reclaim a towed vehicle from $105 for standard towing and $125 for flatbed towing to $150, the maximum permitted under s. Trans 319.03(1), Wis. Adm. Code, regardless of how the vehicle was originally towed.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 101-25-1-b and c of the code is amended to read:
101-25. Towing Away of Vehicles.
1. AUTHORITY.
b. Removal to a Secure Impound Lot. The vehicle reclamation charge that is imposed in order to reclaim a vehicle under this section from a secure impound lot shall be [[$105 per vehicle for standard towing, and $125 for flatbed towing]] >>$150<<. The charge for outdoor storage shall be $20 for each day of storage, and the charge for indoor storage shall be $30 per vehicle for each day of storage. An additional reclamation charge shall be imposed for the actual costs, including costs of labor incurred in the treatment, disposal, removal or abatement or any substance, chemical or other material contained within or upon a vehicle when, in the judgment of the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee, such action is necessary to render the vehicle into a safe and sanitary condition. The vehicle reclamation charge shall be paid to the commissioner of public works at the storage facility and the vehicle may be released from storage upon payment of all vehicle reclamation charges and presentation of proper identification. A notice informing the owner of the location of the vehicle, the procedure for reclaiming the vehicle and the availability of a review before the city attorney shall be mailed to the last known address within 72 hours after removal.
c. Removal to a Place Other Than a Secure Impound Lot. Whenever a vehicle is removed to a place other than a secure impound lot, the removed vehicle shall be immediately retrievable by the owner or the owner’s designee. The vehicle removal charge that is imposed under this section shall be no more than [[$105]] >>$150<< per vehicle [[for standard towing, and no more than $125 for flatbed towing]]. The vehicle removal charge may be placed on the citation upon which removal is authorized or may be charged separately. When practical, a notice with instructions for identifying and locating a vehicle towed under this section shall be posted near to the place from which the vehicle was removed.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
K. Broadnax
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: 01.18.2024
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFOCEABLE
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Office of the City Attorney
Date:____________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB 179510-1
Christopher Hillard
11/7/2023