Beecher Village Board Amends Code
» Terry Gatlin - Beecher Herald - September 25, 2008
The Beecher Village Board passed Ordinance #1105, which amended Section 6-11-1 of the village code, which relates to the towing fees. A towing fee of $100 will be applied to any vehicle that violates this ordinance. The passage of the ordinance allows the police department to recoup the money necessary to process the paperwork connected with these investigations.
In this amendment to the code, the board repealed Section 6-11-1(A) through 6-11-1 (E) and replaced it by section 6-11-1 (A) through (H).
The change in the amendment pertains to administrative towing fees to include a $100 towing fee for all tows resulting from criminal activities. Originally, certain crimes were excluded from the original towing fee. The new ordinance includes additional crimes.
The new ordinance, which helps the police department to recover funds expended, included the following crimes:
-Violation of any provision of the Illinois Cannabis Control Act;
-Violation of any provision of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act;
» Terry Gatlin - Beecher Herald - September 25, 2008
The Beecher Village Board passed Ordinance #1105, which amended Section 6-11-1 of the village code, which relates to the towing fees. A towing fee of $100 will be applied to any vehicle that violates this ordinance. The passage of the ordinance allows the police department to recoup the money necessary to process the paperwork connected with these investigations.
In this amendment to the code, the board repealed Section 6-11-1(A) through 6-11-1 (E) and replaced it by section 6-11-1 (A) through (H).
The change in the amendment pertains to administrative towing fees to include a $100 towing fee for all tows resulting from criminal activities. Originally, certain crimes were excluded from the original towing fee. The new ordinance includes additional crimes.
The new ordinance, which helps the police department to recover funds expended, included the following crimes:
-Violation of any provision of the Illinois Cannabis Control Act;
-Violation of any provision of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act;
