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Parlier council asks city attorney to study tow-rotation ordinance amid debate over local preference and revenue
Summary
After a prolonged exchange, the council asked the city attorney to research legal findings and return with a draft tow-rotation ordinance that could prioritize Parlier-based tow operators; the police chief warned operational constraints tied to county dispatch and outlined recent tow-fee revenues.
The Parlier City Council debated whether to amend the municipal code to prefer Parlier-based tow operators on the police rotation list and directed the city attorney to research legally defensible findings for a draft ordinance.
Council members said retaining more tow calls locally could boost city revenue and support local tow operators. “We need revenue,” one council member said, arguing that many rotation operators are based out of town and that a local preference would keep…
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