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Towing companies' federal compliance and billing flagged as council considers new rotation contract
Summary
Residents and towing business owners urged council to require federal safety-registration checks and tax accuracy for contractors after a citizen reported a $3,500 towing bill and an apparent lapse in FMCSA biannual reporting; the police department told council it plans annual contracts and stricter towing procedures.
Two public commenters told the council on March 19 that the city's towing rotation and billing practices need stricter oversight.
Anita Likens, a resident, presented documents she said showed a towing company used in a recent incident had not filed biannual FMCSA safety reports since 2021. "If they are not reporting as they should... they are in noncompliance," Likens said, and asked the city to check carriers’ Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) registration and vehicle-mileage-tracking records before placing…
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