R-23-42RESOLUTION NO. R-23-42
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TOWING ADVISOR BOARD PURSUANT TO
VIRGINIA CODE SECTOIN 46.2-1217, FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF
ADVISING THE CITY COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO THE TERMS OF A
CONTRACT FOR POLICE -REQUESTED TOWING SERVICES.
WHEREAS, Virginia Code Section 46.2-1217 permits governing bodies of localities to
regulate by ordinance services rendered by businesses engaged in the towing or storage of
unattended, abandoned, or immobile vehicles pursuant to police towing requests, and the City
has previously enacted such ordinance(s), now codified within the City Code; and
WHEREAS, governing bodies of localities may contract for services rendered pursuant to a
police towing request with one or more businesses engaged in the towing or storage of
unattended, abandoned, or immobile vehicles; and
WHEREAS, prior to entering into any such contract(s), local governing bodies must appoint
an advisory board consisting of representatives of local law -enforcement agencies, towing and
recovery operators, and the general public, to advise the governing body with regard to the
appropriate terms of such contract(s).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that a towing advisory board is hereby established in accordance with Virginia Code
Section 46.2-1217, for the limited purpose of advising the City Council with respect to the
terms of a contract for police -requested towing services.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following persons are hereby appointed to the
towing advisory board, with terms expiring on December 31, 2024: (1) Captain Brock Rutter,
City of Fairfax Police Department; (2) Charles Brown, Owner — Brown & Son LLC, Salem,
Virginia; and (3) Janet Jaworski, City of Fairfax resident.
Adopted: September 26, 2023
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
The vote on the motion to approve was recorded as follows:
VOTE:
Councilmember Bates
Aye
Councilmember Doyle Feingold
Aye
Councilmember Greenfield
Aye
Councilmember Lim
Absent
Councilmember Ross
Aye
Councilmember Stehle
Aye