The Pella City Council will review a resolution this week that aims to encourage the payment of overdue parking fines.

A proposal has been submitted by the Pella Police Department to enter into a 28E Agreement with the Marion County Treasurer’s Office that, if approved, would prevent Marion County residents with delinquent City of Pella parking tickets from renewing their vehicle registration at the Marion County Courthouse.

The Pella Police Department reported in a staff memo that the refusal of vehicle owners to satisfy outstanding parking debts has resulted in considerable balances carried forth from year to year, and over time, these obligations are written off as bad debt and the books are often cleared.

The Pella City Council will consider the parking policy change at their regular meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Public Safety Complex.