(A) Tow-in fee. The Police Department shall assess a $45 tow-in fee for each vehicle the Department orders towed, except in those instances where a vehicle must be towed as a result of circumstances outside of the owner/operator’s control (e.g., a vehicular accident for which the owner/operator bears no criminal fault).
(B) Fee collection. Each and every entity that provides tow-in services for the Department shall collect the Department’s tow-in fee along with any other fees or charges assessed by the towing entity prior to releasing the towed vehicle to its owner and shall forward all such collected fees to the Department no less frequently than monthly.
(C) Fee direction. Effective upon the adoption of this section, all tow-in fees collected pursuant to this section shall be directed to a non-reverting Police Department Fund which shall be administered by the Chief of the Department and which may be applied to training, equipment or any other expense deemed reasonably necessary by the Chief for the performance of the functions of the Department.
(Ord. 2000-OR-11, passed 9-18-2000; Ord. 2020-OR-10, passed 5-4-2020)