12.22.09
St Louis Adult Entertainment: Alton sets higher tax levy
The only other ordinance that the council approved sets new vehicle impoundment administrative fees and establishes a grievance process for car and truck owners who believe they should not pay the charges.
The vote was 6-1, with 2nd Ward Alderman Mick McCahill voting “no.”
The new fees required for the owner to recover his or her vehicle are: Level 1, $500; Level 2, $200; and Level 3, $100. The fees are separate from a private company’s tow and storage charges.
Level 1 fees are applied to vehicles that police seize in cases of drugs or drug paraphernalia offenses; weapons; driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol or other intoxicating compounds; soliciting a prostitute, prostitution or pandering; driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, unless it was a result of vehicle emission regulations; fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; leaving the scene of a personal injury or property damage accident; violation of an order of protection; and felonies.