02-07-12 Wrecker Committee Meeting and Public Hearing

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VEIECLI S FOR E= § 78-327 department. The police officer receiving a can at police headquarters for wrecker service shall call the first auto wrecker or towing service company on the list to tow the disabled vehicle or move the vehicle from the public streets of the city. A company holding more than. one wrecker or tow truck permit is.permitted to respond with any available permitted vehicle, so long as the vehicle selected can respond within the time frame established in subparagraph (e) below. After the company at the top of the list receives a tail, then the company's name shall be placed at the bottom of the list and the next company shall be moved to the top of the list and it shall receive calls. This process shall be repeated until each company providing wrecker or towing service under the provisions of this article has received calls. The police department shall notify each wrecker company in sufficient time prior to its rendering such wrecker service in order that the company might adequately provide the necessary men and equipment to answer -the calls. Specifically requested wreckers must be duly licensed by the state and able to respond to the scene within a 20-minute time frame. if they cannot respond in that time frame, the officer in charge will advise the requesting party and request a wrecker from the rotating list. (e) If an auto wrecker or towing service company is requested by the ponce department to make a call and the company agrees to make the call., then the company shall proceed iimediately to the scene where it is directed and shall be given a 20-minute time frame to reach such location. If the auto wrecker or towing service company answering the call has not reached the location within 20 minutes., then the officer at the scene may proceed to call the next auto wrecker or towing service company on the list, and that company shall have priority over that particular call. If the auto wrecker or towing service company called fails to comply with the provisions of this article by proceeding to the designated place within the time specified in this subsection, then this auto wrecker or towing service company shall be removed from the top of the list and placed at the bottom of the list. (1� This section only applies to accident scenes and not to custodial arrests. The 20-minute time frame does not apply if the officer in charge deems the situation to be too dangerous in nat-ure to wait that period of time. (Ord. No. 17�6, § 1(6-19) 2-25-91; Ord. No. 96-2136, § 1(6 Z8), 8-23-96; Ord. No. 3320, § 6, See. 78-327. Prace€iure by auto wrechal- olrerators at scene o,f d_isabled vehicle. (a) Vdheaever.an auto wrecker arrives at the place where a motor vehicle has been disabled by an accident the auto wrecker driver shall legally park his vehicle as close to the street curb as possible and otherwise dispose of it in such a manner as not to interfere vita traffic. He shall not park his vehicle within a dastance.of 50-feet from a wrecked or disabled vehicle- (b) It shall be undawfu] for any wrecker owner, driver or agent to solicit the business of -ached or disabled vehicle at the place where an accident towing, removing or repairing any w has occu-=ed, by words, cards, circulars or gestures. Supra. _Nc. 24 CD78.29