City of Milwaukee - File #: 231036

• File #: 231036
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/31/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/6/2024
• Effective date: 2/24/2024
• Title: An ordinance relating to the fee to reclaim a towed vehicle.
• Sponsors: ALD. PEREZ
• Indexes: FEES, MOTOR VEHICLES, TOWING OF VEHICLES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/23/2024	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
2/7/2024	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/6/2024	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	13:1
1/25/2024	0	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearing: Luke Knapp - Chef of Staff CC President's Office CC President - Perez Tom Woznick - DPW Parking Peter Knox - Tow Lot Manager	Pass	4:1
10/31/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

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...