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f. Whether the vehicle shall be operated by the owner, or by his employee with a bona fide employer/employee relationship; g. Whether the applicant proposes to own, rent or lease the vehicle to be used; h. The number of auto wreckers for the applicant then in existence and licensed; i. Whether the applicant shall be able to demonstrate the ability to at all times respond to police calls for emergency wreckers within 20 minutes of the call; and j. Any and all other facts the committee may deem relevant." Section 7. That Chapter 78 ofthe Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by amending Article III "Automobile Wrecker and Towing Vehicles", Division 3 "Permits", Subdivision III. "Auto Wrecker Permit", Section 78-298 "Notification of applicant of status.", to read as follows: "Section 78-298. Notification of applicant of status "If the committee finds, after the hearing and investigation, that an applicant has met all of the criteria listed in this division, the committee shall then instruct the city secretary to notify the applicant in writing within ten days from the last date of the hearing that such vehicle is authorized to operate under the provisions of this article so long as they are in compliance with all of the provisions of this article and all federal, state, county and city laws and ordinances. The committee shall also instruct the city secretary to publish an official notice of its findings in the newspaper within such time." Section 8. That Chapter 78 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by amending Article III "Automobile Wrecker and Towing Vehicles", Division 3 "Permits", Subdivision III. "Auto Wrecker Permit" Section 78-300 "Fee.", to read as follows: "Section 78-300. Fee The permit fee to operate an auto wrecker shall be an amount established by the city and listed in appendix A of this Code per year for each auto wrecker which the owner is permitted to operate. All permits shall expire on December 31 of each year and shall then be renewed until the next succeeding December 31. If a permit is granted subsequent to January 1 in any permit year, the fee shall be paid pro rata for the balance of the year, and any portion of a month shall be considered an entire month in calculating the fee to be charged." Section 9. That Chapter 78 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by amending Article III "Automobile Wrecker and Towing Vehicles", Division 3 "Permits", Subdivision III. "Auto Wrecker Permit", Section 78-301 "Issuance.", to read as follows: "Section 78-301. Issuance.