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City Council adopts ordinance raising car‑carrier towing fee to $185
Summary
On final reading the North Charleston City Council approved an ordinance increasing the car‑carrier/towing fee to $185 after brief questions from council members; the measure passed by roll call.
The North Charleston City Council on Jan. 9 adopted an ordinance amending a section of the city code to set the class A car‑carrier/towing fee at $185.
Council members approved final reading of the ordinance after a brief question from a council member about the size of the fee. A city legal staff member answered that the total charge is $185. The council then called the roll and recorded ayes; the measure passed.
The ordinance was read on the floor as a final reading item identified as an amendment to section 10.5‑1113(b) of the City of North Charleston Code of Ordinances regarding class A records and car carrier fees. At the councilor’s request for clarification about the increase, legal staff said, “It’s 185 is the price I I know that they’re charging now for towing.” The council took no additional substantive debate before the roll call.
Clerk roll call recorded affirmative votes and the city announced the ordinance as approved on final reading. The formal tally recorded 11 ayes on the roll call that followed the reading and discussion.
The ordinance text and any effective date were not read aloud in full on the record and are not specified in the transcript. The council did not reference a separate funding source, implementation schedule, or an administrative guidance document during the floor discussion.
