PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Pursuant to the Michigan Open Meetings Act as amended, which authorizes the continued use of hybrid 
electronic meetings to provide virtual public participation in accordance with the requirements of 
MCL 15.263a(2), the Office Of The Auditor General will be meeting in person and will provide 
opportunity for virtual attendance.

The City of Detroit 2026 Towing Rate Commission¹ will convene and meet in person as follows: DATE:  
Thursdays, May 28, 2026; June 25, 2026; July 25, 2026; August 27, 2026, and
September 24, 2026

TIME:     1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
LOCATION:  Office of the Auditor General
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 216
Detroit, MI 48226

if you are joining virtually, please use the following ZOOM Web Link:
https://cityofdetroit.zoom.us/j/82219581006 Webinar ID: 822 1958 1006
One tap phone:

+12678310333,,82219581006# US (Philadelphia)
+13017158592,,82219581006# US (Washington DC)

Public Comment:
1. To participate virtually at the time of Public Comment, please raise your hand within the zoom 
application.
a. Telephone participants: Raise your hand by pressing *9.
b. Web participants: Raise your hand by clicking raise hand in the application or pressing:
i.  Windows computer = [ALT] + [Y]
ii.  Apple computers = [OPTION] + [Y]
2. To be consistent with how Public Comment has been handled for in-person meetings:
•  You will be called on in the order in which your hand is raised.
•  All time limits set by the meeting Chair will still be enforced.
•  Any hands raised after the Chair ends the call for public comments will not be able to speak at 
the meeting.

With advance notice of seven calendar days, the City of Detroit will provide interpreter services 
at public meetings, including American Sign Language, language translation and reasonable ADA 
accommodations. Please contact the Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity Department at (313) 
224-4950, through the TTY number 711, or email [email protected] to schedule these services.

¹ The 2024 Tow Rate Commission is being convened under Detroit City Code Section 46-2-91, which 
sets forth the mechanism for creation of the Tow Rate Commission:
(a) A Towing Rate Commission shall be created, composed of the Auditor General as Chairperson, the 
Director of Buildings, Safety, Engineering, and Environmental Department or designated 
representative, the Chief of Police or designated representative, a representative of the public 
appointed by the Mayor, and a representative of the towing industry appointed by City Council.
(b) Such commission shall be charged with the duty of reviewing the administrative, towing, 
service, and storage fees for police authorized towing at least once every two years and submitting 
its recommendation to City Council by October 1st of the year of review. If the towing rate 
commission fails to forward such recommendation within the time provided, City Council may adopt a 
resolution to set the administrative, towing, service, and storage fees without such 
recommendation.