Committee backs county-funded abandoned-vehicle program, sends draft ordinance to staff

The committee reviewed a substantial rewrite of a proposed abandoned-vehicle ordinance (draft chapter 8.32) and heard two funding options: (a) adopt the CHP AVA model, which requires a ballot measure and a DMV fee mechanism, or (b) a county-funded, fee‑less local program (discussed in the meeting as the Trinity-style approach). Staff summarized the proposed ordinance structure, including a graduated notice sequence (60-day courtesy notice followed by a 30-day formal notice), hearing procedures, and draft internal checklists and flowcharts for staff operations. "I submitted, draft ordinance that was rewritten based upon the, recommendations from our special meeting," the presenting staff member told the committee when explaining the packet.