On January 15, 2020, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2020-31147, urging the City's Inspector General (IG) to take the following actions regarding the internal city audits previously performed on the City's two (2) towing permittees, Beach Towing Services, Inc., and Tremont Towing Services, Inc., (which audits are still in draft form): (1) transmit the draft audit reports to the towing permittees, and allow the permittees to provide any comments, in writing, to the IG; and (2) following the "comment period" deadline requesting that the IG take such action(s) as necessary to finalize the audits, (incorporating, as the IG deems necessary, any comments provided by the towing permittees); and (3) requesting the IG to place a follow-up discussion item regarding the final towing audit reports on the City Commission agenda; and extended the towing permits of the towing permittees that were set to expire on Feburary 28, 2020, on a month-to-month basis for up to six (6) months after the expiration date.

The current month-to-month extension, up to six (6) month after the expiration date of February 28, 2020, will expire on August 28, 2020.  In order to continue city operations in the Police and Parking Departments, the Administration recommends further extending the towing permits of the towing permittees, currently set to expire on August 28, 2020, on a month-to-month basis for up to three (3) months after the expiration date to allow the IG to finalize the audits and place a discussion item on the City Commission agenda.

It should be noted that the COVID-19 (Corona virus) pandemic caused a delay that resulted in the current recommendation to further extend the towing permits on a month-to-month basis, up to three (3) months after the expiration date.