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Sherwood holds first hearing on proposed changes to ticketing and towing rules; council sets second hearing for April 1
Summary
City staff presented ordinance 2025-001, which would amend Sherwood Municipal Code sections on ticketing and towing to add due-process protections, shorten required hearing timelines to three days, and expand immediate-tow categories; council held a first hearing and continued the matter to its April 1 meeting.
The Sherwood City Council on March 18 held a first public hearing on Ordinance 2025-001, a proposed change to Sherwood Municipal Code sections 8.04 and 10.08 (and removal of section 9.6) that would update the city's ticketing and towing procedures, including new notice and hearing provisions and expanded immediate-tow circumstances.
City staff presented legal and operational reasons for the revisions. Sebastian (staff member) said the proposals were designed to reflect court guidance about due process and to add flexibility for the Sherwood Police Department and municipal court. “First and foremost is due process,” Sebastian said, noting the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections and adding that the draft code shortens the post-tow hearing timeline to three days to…
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