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Council weighs rewrite of towing ordinance after litigation and service complaints
Summary
Bill 7 of 2025 would modernize the city's tow/salvor selection process and codify current practice after litigation found the prior procedure out of step; council discussed response times, limits on vendors and consumer protections and moved the bill to the legislative agenda.
City staff and the solicitor presented Bill 7 of 2025, an ordinance amendment intended to codify and otherwise conform the city's process for selection and engagement of salvor and towing operations.
The solicitor explained the ordinance was updated because long-standing practice diverged from the 1990 ordinance and because recent litigation prompted the city to bring the written code into alignment with practice. He…
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