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Council approves towing ordinance and parking-management contract to back new enforcement policy
Summary
The Birmingham City Council on July 15 adopted an ordinance allowing towing for vehicles with three or more unpaid parking citations and approved a $395,239.89 contract with Gtechna USA for cloud-based parking enforcement software, license-plate readers and related services.
The Birmingham City Council on July 15 approved changes to the traffic code that allow vehicles to be towed from the public right of way when they have three or more unpaid parking citations, and it approved a related technology contract to support enforcement.
Assistant City Attorney Julie Bernard told the council the city has researched legal precedent and designed a process that includes a post-deprivation hearing in municipal court for motorists who contest a tow. Bernard said the ordinance also clarifies towing for public-safety, posted-notice and special-event situations and formalizes notice and redemption procedures for impounded vehicles.
Council also approved a five-year (three years with a two-year renewal option) procurement with Gtechna USA (through a Sourcewell cooperative contract) for about $395,239.89 to provide cloud-hosted ticketing software, in-vehicle or handheld devices, license-plate-reader (LPR) cameras, printers, a new web portal for ticket…
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