NEWS BRIEFS
The City of Sarasota is moving its Parking Operations Division from the Police Department to City
Hall next week. Photo by Norman Schimmel
PARKING OPERATIONS DIVISION RELOCATES TO CITY HALL
The Parking Operations Division (POD) of the
City of Sarasota will relocate from the Sarasota Police Headquarters to the lobby of City
Hall, 1565 First St., as of Wednesday, Feb. 20,
at noon, the city has announced.
The current location will close at noon on
Tuesday, Feb. 19, so the move can take place,
a city news release says.
���Members of the public who would like to pay
a parking citation or take care of other public parking matters in person should note the
temporary closing and new location��� beginning Feb. 20, the release says. ���Consideration
will be provided to anyone unable to make
payment during the office relocation time,��� it
adds.
Citations also can be paid online by clicking
here.
���As City Manager Tom Barwin settles into his
fifth month on the job, he is assessing the location of some key functions and staff members,��� the release notes. ���With the POD based
in City Hall, it will be more conveniently located for members of the public as well as staff,���
the release points out.
���People are accustomed to doing business at
City Hall,��� said Parking Division Chief Mark
Lyons in the release. ���Having the POD in one
centralized location downtown will make it
Regular business hours for the POD will be easier for people to come in and take care of
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. their parking business.���
