§ 28-10. Wrecker rotation list; procedures and requirements to be placed on list.

(a)

Wrecker companies that want to be placed on the city's wrecker rotation list to perform non-consent tows shall provide the following information and documents and comply with the following requirements:

(1)

Have complied with all the requirements of article II above and have been issued a license for wrecker service business by the city.

(2)

Have applied to be on the wrecker rotation list.

(3)

Have a minimum of two (2) wreckers with lawful drivers readily available located at a site within the city limits to answer calls from the police or fire departments during such time that the wrecker service is on call for services.

(b)

The police department shall maintain a list of those wrecker companies which have complied with this chapter and have applied to be in the wrecker rotation list and their names will be placed on a wrecker rotation list and the wrecker rotation schedule indicating which wrecker company is on call for service at any time. The list will be maintained and updated every two (2) years pursuant to this chapter.

(c)

The wrecker rotation schedule maintained by the police department shall list all wrecker services on the list in alphabetical order. Rotation shall be on a weekly basis.

(d)

Wrecker selection; use of wrecker rotation list. Upon receiving a communication advising the police department of a need for a wrecker from the wrecker rotation list, the police department headquarters shall call the wrecker company on call that day on the rotation list to remove the vehicle involved. If there are no wreckers available at the wrecker service on call or if the police department cannot immediately make contact with the wrecker service on call, the police department shall proceed through the wrecker rotation list until a wrecker is located that is available and ready to proceed immediately to the scene of the incident requiring a vehicle to be removed.

(e)

Wrecker service companies on the wrecker rotation list should be able to respond to calls according to the following schedule from the time of the initial call:

Within city limits: Twenty-five (25) minutes.

Outside city limits: Twenty-five (25) minutes.

(f)

A wrecker company not able to acknowledge a call within five (5) minutes will lose their turn in the rotation list for that day.

(g)

In the event the vehicle to be towed, moved or removed exceeds the capacity of the wreckers operated by the wrecker service company or the wrecker rotation list, the police department may call any wrecker service with the capability to provide the service needed.

(h)

Operators of wreckers shall abide by any orders or instructions given by the police or fire department dispatchers and police officers and firefighters in charge at the scene.

(i)

Each wrecker service company on the wrecker rotation list shall keep a record of all calls made in response to requests from the city, which records shall include the following information:

(1)

Date and time of call.

(2)

Location of vehicle to be towed/removed.

(3)

Response time.

(4)

Vehicle owner/operator.

(5)

Description of vehicle.

(6)

Disposition of vehicle.

(7)

Charges involved.

(8)

Status of payment for charges.

Such records shall be available for inspection by the city at any reasonable time.

(Ord. No. 05-14, § 1, 6-29-2005)