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Sierra Madre Council approves parking penalties, adopts administrative remedies ordinance and receives fiscal audit
Summary
At the Jan. 28 meeting the City Council approved a structured parking fine schedule (Resolution 25-10), adopted Ordinance 1476 (second reading) establishing administrative procedures for fee challenges, approved the consent calendar including Resolution 25-11, and received the annual comprehensive financial report for FY 2023–24.
The Sierra Madre City Council on Jan. 28 approved several administrative measures affecting parking enforcement and city finances, and accepted the audited comprehensive financial report for the year ended June 30, 2024.
The council approved Resolution 25-10, which establishes a three-tier parking bail schedule and late-payment penalties for parking citations. Captain Amos, presenting the item, said the policy "will make us compliant with vehicle section 40203.5(a)," and outlined the schedule: typical parking citations would be $100 if paid within 21 days and escalate if unpaid; disabled parking violations would carry higher fines (staff recommended $300). Staff noted that portions of each citation are remitted to the state and court and that full municipal cost recovery is not claimed in the schedule.
Council also conducted the required second reading and adopted Ordinance 1476, which establishes an administrative remedies procedure for challenging city fees, charges and assessments. The consent calendar passed and included Resolution 25-11 approving certain demands, an easement to Southern California Edison for work at 530 Alta Vista Drive, and approval of a State Homeland Security Program subrecipient agreement for 2023. The council then received and filed the city’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for fiscal year 2023–24; Finance Director Anthony Rainey summarized that revenues increased and the city’s net position improved in part because of a reduction in reported pension liabilities and investment returns.
Votes at a glance: all actions below passed by council voice vote unless noted otherwise. No roll-call tallies with member-by-member votes were recorded in the meeting transcript.
Ending: Council directed staff to notify the public about the updated parking rules and to prepare follow-up materials on the ACFR and water-main replacement program for future meetings.
