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Chapter 34 <br /> (ii) Whenever a police officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that a <br /> vehicle is subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to Section 37 (K), <br /> and Sections 37 (M)through 37 (W) inclusive of this Chapter, the police <br /> officer shall provide for the towing of the vehicle to a facility controlled <br /> by the City or its contractor. When the vehicle is towed,the police officer <br /> shall notify the person who is found to be in control of the vehicle at the <br /> time of the alleged violation and the owner of said vehicle, if present at the <br /> time, of the fact of the seizure and the vehicle owner's right to post a cash <br /> bond as indicated in subsection(3) hereof to retrieve possession of the <br /> vehicle pending a hearing to be held by a hearing officer for the City <br /> designated by the City Manager. The notification shall also explain the <br /> vehicle owner's right to a probable cause hearing with respect to the <br /> alleged violation, as provided in subsection(7) hereof. <br /> (iii) Whenever the owner of a vehicle seized pursuant to this subsection wishes <br /> to retrieve the vehicle seized prior to the evidentiary hearing, he or she <br /> may do so by posting a cash bond of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) <br /> at the Law Enforcement Center, 333 S. Franklin Street, Decatur, Illinois, <br /> in addition to the payment of applicable towing and storage fees to the <br /> City's towing contractor. <br /> (iv) Within ten (10) days after a vehicle is seized and impounded pursuant to <br /> this subsection, the City shall notify by certified mail, return receipt <br /> requested, the owner of record of said vehicle of the date, time and <br /> location of a hearing that will be conducted pursuant to this subsection B. <br />