The owner or lienholder shall pay an impoundment fee, as set per city resolution, per day if stored by the city, or towing and storage fees, if stored in a public garage, whereupon the vehicle shall be released. At least once each year, the Council may take bids from privately-owned garages for schedules of fees for towing and storing impounded vehicles or vehicles taken up because of being illegally parked. Thereupon, the Council shall designate such of the bidders as are geographically located to tow and store the vehicles at a minimum cost in the event city facilities are not available for towing or storing vehicles to be impounded. The Police Chief is hereby authorized to direct the public garage designated by the Council as aforesaid and located nearest to the vehicle to tow and store the same until disposed of as provided in this section. The garage is hereby authorized to retain the vehicles until the fees for towing and storage, on the basis of the bid, are paid.
(1999 Code, § 80.06)