G13-81 Ordinance No. G13-81
eft AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR EMERGENCY TOWING
AND THE TOWING OF ABANDONED VEHICLES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That Section 6.84.040 of Chapter 6.84 of the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by adding the follow-
ing:
"L. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. , applicants
shall tow at no cost to the owner or the city all vehicles towed
for evidentiary purposes, recovered as stolen vehicles or towed
for other legitimate police purposes. Disabled police vehicles
shall also be towed at no cost to the city, if the city's towing
vehicle is unavailable.
M. Between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. , applicants
shall tow at one half the authorized charges to the owner or city
all vehicles towed for evidentiary purposes, vehicles recovered
as stolen, police vehicles that are disabled or vehicles towed
for other legitimate police purposes.
N. Applicants shall provide to the city an inventory of all
vehicles that are still stored in its storage facility at the end
of each month on or before the tenth day of the next month."
Section 2. That Section 6.84.050 of Chapter 6.84 of the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"6.84.050 Authorized charges.
Applicants shall not charge for towing services performed at
the request of the city at any rate greater than the following:
A. Passenger cars, twenty-five dollars;
B. Trucks less than fifteen thousand pounds gross vehicle
weight, factory rated capacity, to include VW buses, Econolines,
Chevy vans and pickup trucks, thirty dollars;
C. Trucks over fifteen thousand pounds gross vehicle weight,
but less than forty-five thousand pounds gross vehicle weight,
thirty-five dollars and fifty cents;
D. Trucks over forty-five thousand pounds gross vehicle
weight, forty-four dollars and fifty cents;
Additional Charges: shall be based on the time that
the applicant receives the call
to tow the vehicle;
E. Night towing surcharge (six p.m. to eight a.m.), five dollars;
F. Dolly, when all four wheels are locked or missing (night
or day), fifteen dollars;
All
G. Winch (night or day), ten dollars;
H. Storage for vehicles kept less than twenty-four hours,
no charge;
I. Outside storage rate per vehicle per calendar day, five
dollars."
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after April 1, 1981.
s/ Richard L. Verbic
Richard L. Verbic, Mayor
Presented: March 11, 1981
Passed: March 1 1 , 1981
Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
s/ Marie Yearman
Marie Yearman, City Clerk