Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Public Safety topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Brown Deer board adopts ordinance allowing towing of certain illegally parked vehicles after notice
Summary
Trustees unanimously adopted an ordinance authorizing police to tow vehicles with expired/suspended registrations, altered VINs, abandoned vehicles or repeat unpaid parking violators after a three‑day notice period; transcript shows inconsistent ordinance numbering in the packet and at the vote.
The Village of Brown Deer adopted an ordinance to give the police department authority to tow vehicles that meet specified violation criteria after notice and an opportunity to correct the violation.
Under the ordinance described in the meeting packet, officers may cite or place notice on vehicles that have expired or suspended registrations, altered VINs that prevent identification, are abandoned on the roadway, or repeatedly accumulate unpaid parking citations. If an owner does not remedy the condition after a three‑day notice period, the vehicle may be towed.
A village official said the ordinance was reviewed by the village attorney and is intended to address vehicles that attempt to evade enforcement by moving between lots or otherwise remain in violation. Trustees moved and seconded the ordinance and then conducted a roll call vote; the transcript records the motion carried unanimously.
The transcript contains an internal inconsistency in the ordinance number: the presentation identified the ordinance as 28‑02, but the motion and roll call referenced 26‑02. The text of the ordinance as read—grounds for towing, three‑day notice—was consistent in the packet and discussion. The village clerk and staff should confirm the adopted ordinance number in the official minutes and ordinance register.
