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Rancho Mirage council adopts amended vehicle-impound fee and new DUI impound fee
Summary
The City Council voted 4-0 to adopt a resolution updating the vehicle impound cost-recovery fee and to establish a separate DUI impound fee, authorizing annual adjustments tied to the sheriff's contract; a public commenter urged additional oversight of rising law-enforcement related costs.
The Rancho Mirage City Council on Sept. 4 adopted a resolution to amend the city's vehicle impound cost-recovery fee and to establish a separate DUI impound fee, after a staff presentation that said the current fee no longer covers the city's actual costs.
Tyler Folkes, senior management analyst, told the council the vehicle impound cost-recovery fee reimburses administrative costs such as deputy time, paperwork, coordination with tow operators and clerical processing and is not intended to generate revenue.…
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