Finance staff seek renewal of Paylock booting agreement; council asks for revenue detail
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Finance staff proposed renewing a multi‑year contract with Paylock, the city's vehicle‑booting vendor; staff noted Paylock charges $50 per boot plus 28% of receipts and said total cost to the city per boot — including administrative expense — was earlier estimated at about $161, prompting questions about fee allocation and possible renegotiation.
The city’s finance deputy presented a proposed three‑year renewal with Paylock, the vendor that manages vehicle booting for unpaid parking violations, and councilors sought additional data on revenue and cost allocation before final action.
Veronica Glass, Deputy Commissioner of Finance, said the current contract is up for renewal in June and the city is considering a new three‑year term to continue the existing booting program.
Glass told the council that Paylock charges $50 to the registered vehicle owner for a boot and takes 28% of receipts; she said the city’s prior analysis showed the full administrative cost of booting averages about $161 per boot, meaning taxpayers pay the remaining difference beyond the $50 owner fee. “One way to decrease the effective cost of booting would be to place the onus on paying the boot fees to the registered vehicle owners rather than the city,” Glass said.
Councilors asked for collection and revenue data; Glass said staff would supply reports showing Paylock’s monthly collections and the financial impact of adding a second booting clerk earlier in the year.
The transcript shows Council agreed to hold the item for further internal discussion and that staff would provide data between now and the July 1 budget deadline; no final vote to renew the contract appears in the provided record.
Speakers quoted in this article are recorded in the meeting transcript.