[Ord. No. 2247 §1, 3-7-2006]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to drive a wrecker or tow truck to
or stop at a location where any vehicle or person has been involved
in an accident on the streets or highways of the City, unless a person
involved in said accident or his/her agent or a law enforcement agency
has called the driver or the company for which he works requesting
that the driver respond to the scene of the accident.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to solicit, directly or indirectly,
the business of towing, removing, repairing, trading or purchasing
any vehicle involved in an accident or disabled on the streets or
highways of the City. The presence of a person involved in the tow
business as an owner, operator, employee or agent at the scene of
an accident or disabled vehicle within one (1) hour:
[Ord. No. 2247 §2, 3-7-2006]
Any person authorized to remove a vehicle involved in an accident
or disabled or abandoned on the streets or highways of the City shall
remove any glass or other material or substances resulting from the
incident immediately upon removal of the vehicle.
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized and directed to request
proposals from qualified providers of tow services in order to provide
for towing and impounding of Police Department requested tows, including
towing of vehicles involved in an accident or disabled when the persons
in charge of the vehicle cannot or will not remove the vehicle themselves
or select a wrecker or tow service of their own preference. Based
on evaluation of the proposals received, the Chief of Police shall
make a recommendation to the Board of Aldermen regarding the award
of a contract to the best and most qualified bidder to provide the
tow services.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2992 also changed the title of this
Section from "Tow Rotation System" to "City Contracted Tow Services."
