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Vermillion council approves higher impound fee, adopts written towing fee schedule
Summary
After extended debate, the Vermillion City Council approved a resolution standardizing fees charged when the city initiates tows. Key changes: a $150 tow fee, $50 first-day impound fee and $20 per additional day, and $35 daily accident storage at private lots; the resolution applies only to city-initiated tows.
The Vermillion City Council on Feb. 18 adopted a resolution that standardizes fees charged when the city or its departments initiate vehicle tows, raising some impound fees and formalizing an agreement with the town’s two contracted towing companies.
City staff presented the change as a clarification to the comprehensive fee schedule so that residents would face consistent charges when the city dispatches a tow. Under the adopted resolution, the city-initiated tow amount is set at $150; impound storage at the city lot is $50 for the first day and $20 for each additional day (the council amended the original draft from $10 to $20 per additional day); accident storage at private lots is $35 per day; an administrative processing fee for…
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