Legislation Details

File #: REF2676    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Referral Status: Answered Referral
File created: 5/8/2026 In control: Clerk's Office
On agenda: 5/6/2026 Final action: 5/31/2026
Title: What is the cost of the salaries of the 7 officers & Sergeant at the tow lot? What is the amount collected on tows and auctions in 2025? How many vehicles were scrapped in 2025 and what was the cost per vehicle?
Sponsors: Theresa Gadus
Attachments: 1. Summary of Tow Lot Revenue and Expenses
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What is the cost of the salaries of the 7 officers & Sergeant at the tow lot?

What is the amount collected on tows and auctions in 2025?

How many vehicles were scrapped in 2025 and what was the cost per vehicle?

Summary
TO:                                          President Vanice Williams and Members of City Council

 

THROUGH:                       Wade Kapszukiewicz, Mayor

                                                   George Kral, Chief of Safety & Internal Services

 

FROM:                                          Michael C. Troendle, Chief of Police

 

SUBJECT:                     Referral #2676

 

 

REFERRAL:

What is the cost of the salaries of the 7 officers & Sergeant at the tow lot?

What is the amount collected on tows and auctions in 2025?

How many vehicles were scrapped in 2025 and what was the cost per vehicle?

 

 

RESPONSE:

 

The personnel costs for the impound lot total $1,000,088.

 

The total revenue from the tows and auctions in 2025 is reported in the top portion of the attachment. 

 

In 2025, 1,978 vehicles were scrapped.  The scrapping cost increased during the year, which resulted in 628 vehicles being scrapped at a cost of $488.00 each and 1,350 vehicles being scrapped at a cost of $595.00 each.