NUMB:
970492
VERS:
ORIGINAL
REF:
XXBY:
ALD. BUTLER
TITL:
An ordinance regulating the use of immobilization devices to enforce motor vehicle parking restrictions.
SECS:
81-80.5 cr
105-63 rc
320-17 cr
ANLS:
- Analysis -
1995 Wisconsin Act 434 prohibits the use of boots to enforce parking restrictions unless there is a local boot ordinance that conforms to the requirements set forth in the statute by July 1, 1997. This ordinance revises the current boot regulations to include the local regulations required by Act 434. The ordinance regulates the use of boots as follows:
1. Any parking enforcer, business or individual, that uses the boot must have a Milwaukee parking enforcer license issued by the city clerk. An applicant that submits a proper application with insurance and the license fee shall be issued a license. The license year runs from April 1 to March 30. The fee for a parking enforcer-business license is $100 for the 1997-98 license year, which runs from the effective date of the ordinance to March 30. The annual fee for a parking enforcer-business license will be $150 after the 1997-98 license year. The annual fee for a parking enforcer-individual license is $10.
2. Each license applicant, individual and business, must be insured by an insurance policy covering at least $1,000,000 in bodily injury and property damage arising from each use of the boot.
3. The ordinance creates an immobilization device appeals board to hear appeals of booting incidents and removal fees. The 3 board members are appointed by the mayor, the commissioner of public works and the city clerk. The mayor's appointee represents the business community and the city clerk's appointee serves as board chair.
4. The ordinance retains the current requirement that signs be posted at each vehicular entrance to parking areas that use the boot, but stipulates that the owner or operator of the parking area is responsible for posting and maint...
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