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Whittier council accepts police recommendation to terminate Hadley Tow agreement; staff to issue 30-day notice
Summary
Following a closed-session review of anticipated litigation, the Whittier City Council accepted the police chief's recommendation to terminate the city's Tow and Impound Service Agreement with Hadley Tow, allowing termination without cause on 30 days' written notice. Staff will issue the notice and the council adjourned at 1:01 p.m.
The Whittier City Council accepted the police chief's recommendation to terminate the city's Tow and Impound Service Agreement with Hadley Tow and directed staff to issue a 30-day written notice, City Attorney Keith Collins reported.
The decision came after the council recessed into closed session March 16, 2026 to consider anticipated litigation authorized by Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2). "The City Council accepted the Chief of Police's recommendation to terminate the agreement with Hadley Tow at any time without cause upon 30 days' written notice to the contractor, so staff will be issuing that notice," Collins said when the meeting reconvened.
The action follows a verbal staff report listed on the meeting agenda as "Tow and Impound Service Agreement - Hadley Tow," in which staff asked the council to receive a report regarding the existing agreement and provide direction. The transcript records only that staff presented a verbal report and that council accepted the recommendation; it does not record debate, a formal public vote in open session, or detailed terms of the contract being terminated.
Earlier in the special meeting, Council Member Cathy Warner moved and Council Member Fernando Dutra seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda; the motion carried 4-0 with Mayor Pro Tem Octavio Martinez absent. During the public-comment period, two members of the public, Conny McCormack and Neil Evans, provided live comments; the transcript does not specify their remarks but notes that emailed correspondence was distributed to council and that all public comments are part of the official record maintained by the City Clerk.
The City Attorney's report is the only on-record statement describing the council's decision; the transcript does not include a recorded roll-call vote for the termination, and no mover or seconder is noted for that action. The council adjourned the special meeting at 1:01 p.m.
City staff materials and all public comments submitted to the record are on file with the City Clerk's office, and a recording of the meeting is available through the city's website.
