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Resident tells council records show $1.34 million paid under towing contract, asks for review
Summary
During public comment, resident Tiffany Meath presented documents showing $1,339,154.72 paid to the city's towing vendor from 2012–2025 and urged council to clarify procurement and whether the contract improperly bypasses competitive bidding.
During the public-comment portion of the Nov. 17 meeting, Tiffany Meath told the council she had obtained documents showing the city paid $1,339,154.72 to a towing vendor (identified in the materials as Hookers Recovery/All Ohio Towing) between 2012 and 2025 — an average of roughly $103,000 a year.
Meath said the city owns the towing lot where vehicles are stored and argued the payments raise questions about whether the city should instead staff its own towing operations. She said she sought guidance from the Ohio Attorney General’s office and cited two…
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