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Maywood board lowers cannabis‑related vehicle impoundment fee to $500 after police input
Summary
The Village of Maywood on June 2 approved an amendment to its towing and impoundment rules setting a $500 administrative fee for vehicles seized in cannabis‑related offenses, reduced from a previously proposed $1,500 after Police Chief Valdimir Talley Jr. explained the fee rationale.
The Village of Maywood Board of Trustees voted June 2, 2020, to amend the village code on towing and vehicle impoundment for cannabis‑related offenses, setting an administrative fee of $500.
Police Chief Valdimir Talley Jr. told the board the $1,500 figure initially under consideration was intended to cover the administrative steps required to process impoundments. Trustees I. Brandon and M. Jones moved and seconded a motion to set the fee at $500, and the board approved the change by voice vote (Ayes: Mayor Edwenna Perkins; Trustees I. Brandon, M. Jones, A. Sanchez, K. Wellington). The motion carried with no recorded nays or abstentions.
The ordinance amends Title IX, Chapter 99 of the Maywood Village Code to address impoundments tied specifically to cannabis‑related offenses. Chief Talley framed the fee as a cost‑recovery measure for staff time and processing; trustees discussed fee level before voting to reduce it. The transcript records no public speakers urging a different fee during the meeting.
The vote implements the $500 administrative charge as the board's chosen local policy for these impoundments. The ordinance was considered during new business after a prior tabling from the May 19 meeting to allow the police chief to provide input. No further implementation timetable or revenue estimate for the fee was provided in the meeting record; any administrative procedures for billing or appeals were not specified in the discussion.
The board moved on to other items after the vote; there was no subsequent reversal or amendment recorded at this meeting.
