HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 09-67RESOLUTION NO. 09-67
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE AMOUNT
OF THE VEHICLE IMPOUND COST RECOVERY FEE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 10.25 OF THE PALM DESERT
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, acting as the Palm Desert
Police Department, impounds and/or stores numerous and various vehicles from highways,
public property, or private property, in the City of Palm Desert during the normal course of duty;
and
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, acting as the Palm Desert
Police Department, impounds and/or stores vehicles pursuant to its authority under the
California Vehicle Code Sections 22650 through 22669; and
WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Section 22850.5 added by Assembly Bill 481, Chapter 614
Statutes of 1993, became effective January 1, 1994, specifically authorizing cities by ordinance
or resolution to establish an administrative charge relating to the removal, impound, storage, or
release of vehicles; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 10.25 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code imposes an
administrative charge relating to the removal, impound, storage, or release of vehicles, the
amount of which fee is to be set by resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, as follows:
SECTION 1: Pursuant to Chapter 10.25 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, the
administrative fee for the recovery of impounded and/or stored vehicles shall be one hundred
and forty dollars ($140.00).
* September
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this loth day of * , 2009, by the
City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, FINERTY, KELLY, and SPIEGEL
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
CHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
ROBERT A. SPIEGEL,IVIAR