(A) The Board of Public Works and Safety is hereby authorized to enter into towing contracts, employ personnel, and acquire equipment, property, and facilities, subject to available appropriation, for the purpose of removal storage, and disposition of abandoned vehicles and parts.
(B) Should the Board of Public Works and Safety elect to enter into contracts for the towing, storage, and disposition of abandoned vehicles, such contracts may provide that the entity with whom the city enters into a contract shall be responsible for making abandoned vehicle reports required under I.C. § 9-22-1-19, and shall be further responsible for coordinating ultimate disposal of the vehicle through sale by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles as provided at I.C. § 9-22-1-22. Such contract may provide that the net proceeds from charges paid by owners or lien holders to reclaim their vehicles, or from the disposal or sale of unclaimed vehicles, shall become the sole property of the entity with whom the city enters a contract, and shall be in lieu of any other charges against the city. The contract may provide that the city shall not be responsible for any monetary difference between actual charges accrued for the towing, storage, or disposal of an abandoned vehicle and the proceeds received by the entity with whom the city enters into a contract from reclamation, sale, or other disposal of the vehicle in question.
(Ord. 6153, passed 2-29-00)