Laserfiche WebLink
City of Vero Beach <br />1055 - 20th STREET <br />VERO BEACH, FLORIDA - 32960-6441 <br />Ms. Carolyn Eggert, Chairperson July 23, 1990 <br />Indian River County Commission <br />1940 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />RE: Request for the adoption of County Ordinance Providing for <br />Collection of Unpaid Parking Tickets <br />Dear Ms. Eggert: <br />As you know, the City of.Vero Beach has actively prosecuted <br />parking violations for some time. However, despite the City's <br />rigid enforcement of parking citations, certain violators have <br />been able to avoid payment. My staff has invested a substantial <br />amount of time in the so far futile attempt at collecting the <br />unpaid fines. Our research indicates that the court system may <br />order a violator to pay a penalty for unpaid tickets, but unlike <br />other traffic violations, the court cannot suspend the driver's <br />license of a person who fails to pay the court mandated fine. <br />The Florida -Legislature has addressed this problem in <br />Section 316.1967(6), Florida Statutes, which provides that <br />counties may pass an ordinance requiring the clerk of the court <br />to supply the Florida State Department of Highway Safety and <br />Motor Vehicles with 'a computer tape listing persons who have <br />three or more outstanding parking violations. Such persons names <br />shall be entered into the statewide computer system and they <br />shall not be permitted to renew their license plate or validation <br />stickers until providing proof that such fines were paid,.as <br />provided in Section 320.03(8), Florida Statutes. The adoption of <br />such an ordinance would enable the City to collect a considerable <br />amount of lost revenue and prevent the unnecessary waste of staff <br />time in attempting to enforce the unpaid and overdue. -tickets. <br />Therefore, by this letter, the City of Vero Beach Police <br />Department hereby requests that the Indian River County Board of <br />County Commissioners adopt an ordinance allowing for the <br />collection of unpaid parking tickets, as provided above. We will <br />be happy to assist you and your staff in preparation of such <br />ordinance and look forward to working with you on this matter. <br />Sincerely, <br />, JV4B.P.P. <br />Chief Gabbard advised that they currently have some $19,000 <br />in uncollected fines. <br />Commissioner Scurlock wished to know if Tax Collector Morris <br />is willing to implement such a program for a trial run or if he <br />is still reluctant to do so. <br />15. r1%)0K 1 , Av 79 <br />