Certificate.
A written authorization granted by the chief of police under this article to use a designated vehicle as a wrecker.
Chief of police.
The chief of police for the city or the person designated to act in his stead.
Consent tow.
Any tow initiated by the owner, operator or other person in possession, custody or control of a motor vehicle, but which does not include tows initiated as a result of an accident or collision on a public highway, street or alley where a police officer has been dispatched to the scene.
Manufacturer’s certificate.
A plate permanently affixed to either a truck, wrecker equipment or tow sling by the manufacturer of the equipment which states the vehicle’s or equipment’s gross poundage capacity.
Motor vehicle.
Any vehicle which is self-propelled. This does not include motor-assisted bicycles as defined by the laws of the state.
Nonconsent tow.
Any tow of a motor vehicle that is not a consent tow.
Owner.
Any person who holds the legal title to a motor vehicle, or has the legal right of possession thereof. This does not include any person who has gained possession of a motor vehicle only as a result of wrecker services performed.
Permit.
A written authorization granted by the chief of police under the provisions of this article to engage in the wrecker business in the city.
Permit holder.
Any person possessing a current, valid permit to engage in the wrecker business in the city.
Person.
An individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or any other entity.
Police officer.
Any law enforcement official lawfully at the scene.
Vehicle.
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, but not including devices moved only by human power, or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
Wrecker.
Any motor vehicle used for the purpose of towing or removing vehicles.
Wrecker business.
The business of towing vehicles not belonging to the towing wrecker company on a public street within the incorporated limits of the city for compensation, or with the expectation of compensation, including, but not limited to, compensation for towing, storage, and repair. It does not include towing a vehicle to a point outside the city when the owner of the vehicle requests that it be towed to a point outside the city, except as otherwise provided in this article.
Wrecker company.
Any person engaged in the wrecker business within the city.
Wrecker rotation list.
The list prepared in accordance with the provisions of this article, of wrecker companies which have been permitted hereunder and which operate wreckers certified under this article.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.901)
Any person, either by himself or agent, who shall do any act or thing prohibited by the terms of this article, or in any wise violate the provisions thereof, shall be fined in an amount in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.914; Ordinance adopting 2019 Code)
An applicant for a permit for wrecker business shall submit, on a form provided by the chief of police, a verified application containing or accompanied by the following:
(1) 
The true name, trade name, address, and telephone numbers of the wrecker company.
(2) 
The number of wreckers proposed to be operated.
(3) 
The true owners of the wrecker company, including all individual owners and all partners, joint venturers, shareholders or owners of any entity.
(4) 
The true owners of the wreckers proposed to be used, if other than the true owners of the wrecker company.
(5) 
A certificate from the city tax assessor-collector that all city taxes on all properties, real and personal, including each wrecker, to be used in connection with the applicant’s wrecker business are current.
(6) 
Such other information pertaining to the financial, criminal or driving records of the applicant and/or applicant’s employees as the chief of police determines is necessary for the safety and protection of the citizens, including, without limitation, the following:
(A) 
Tax identification numbers;
(B) 
Social security numbers;
(C) 
Driver’s license numbers;
(D) 
Copies of driver’s licenses;
(E) 
Proof of insurance;
(F) 
Criminal histories;
(G) 
Information regarding prior employment;
(H) 
Information regarding performance of towing services in other locations.
(7) 
A certificate of public liability and property damage insurance issued by a casualty company authorized to do business in the state, in the standard form approved by the state department of insurance, containing a provision that at least ten (10) days’ prior notice of cancellation of said insurance shall be given to the chief of police of the city by the insurance company, and with the insured provision of such policy including the city as an additional insured and the coverage provision insuring members of the public from any loss or damage that may arise to any person or property by reason of the operation of a permit holder’s business and providing that the amount of coverage shall comply with the following minimum limits:
(A) 
For damages arising out of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) collision, $125,000.00;
(B) 
For damages arising out of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) collision, $250,000.00;
(C) 
For damage to or destruction of property in any one (1) collision, $50,000.00.
(8) 
A certificate of cargo insurance to cover damage to a towed vehicle during hookup and/or towing in the minimum amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), or a surety bond in the minimum amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), said bond to be available for the satisfaction of any valid final judgment against the towing company/wrecker business, either for property damage to a vehicle or for actual medical expenses for personal injury to an individual, caused by such towing company/wrecker business in the course of performing any operation under the provisions of this article. Said bond shall be secured by one corporate surety, or by one or more personal sureties having a total of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) in property within the state which is not exempted from execution by any provision of law. Such personal sureties shall make affidavit in the form set forth in article 17.13, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.902)
(a) 
In order for a specified vehicle to be certified as a wrecker, the following requirements must be met:
(1) 
A request for certification must be submitted to the chief of police on a form provided by the chief of police.
(2) 
Payment of a nonrefundable annual permit and inspection fee, renewable on the first day of June of each year, in the amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(3) 
Copies of the following must be submitted:
(A) 
The manufacturer’s certificate for the vehicle;
(B) 
A certificate of insurance indicating that each vehicle to be certified is insured as per the requirements herein;
(C) 
A certificate from the tax office indicating there are no delinquent city taxes owed on the vehicle;
(D) 
Vehicle storage facility license issued by the state department of licensing and regulation.
(4) 
Each vehicle must be inspected by the chief of police or his designated representative.
(5) 
Each wrecker shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(A) 
Shall have a capacity of not less than one ton dual in size and be equipped with booster brakes.
(B) 
Shall display in a permanent manner the name of the permit holder on both sides of each certified wrecker.
(C) 
Shall be in a condition such that it can be safely and reliably used as a wrecker.
(D) 
Shall be equipped with a power-operated (either electric or hydraulic) winch, winch line and boom, with a rated or tested lifting capacity of not less than eight thousand (8,000) pounds single line capacity. If the unit does not have an established factory-rated lifting capacity, then such capacity shall be determined by a testing procedure approved by the chief of police or his designated representative.
(E) 
Shall carry at all times the following standard equipment:
(i) 
Slings and/or tow bars along with “J” hooks and chains.
(ii) 
Safety chain.
(iii) 
10 lb. fire extinguisher.
(iv) 
Shovel.
(v) 
Wrecker bar.
(vi) 
Broom.
(viii) 
Dolly.
(ix) 
Flares.
(x) 
Ropes for securing steering wheel.
(xi) 
Overhead visibar or beacon type light visible from front and rear.
(xii) 
Tow lights.
(b) 
The chief of police may require that a certified wrecker be evidenced by a back windshield sticker or other device which the chief of police determines will enhance enforcement of this section.
(c) 
No wrecker shall be certified with more than one wrecker business.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.903; Ordinance adopting 2019 Code)
(a) 
Issuance.
The chief of police shall issue a permit to engage in the wrecker business to all applicants complying with the provisions of this article, and shall issue a certificate for all wreckers so complying upon proper application being made therefor, unless legal grounds exist for denying such a permit or certificate.
(b) 
Expiration and renewal.
Each permit and certificate shall expire at midnight on May 31st of the calendar year of issuance, and will be renewable only upon compliance with the provisions of this article and any other applicable laws, ordinances, or regulations which shall be in effect at the time of the renewal application.
(c) 
Changes in information.
Each permittee shall have a continuing obligation to supplement its original application within fifteen days from the occurrence of any change in vehicles, personnel, ownership or any other matter furnished to the chief of police with the permittee’s most current application. This provision applies both to the permit to operate a wrecker service and to the certification of vehicles.
(d) 
Applicability of permit requirement.
No permit shall be required for any wrecker company or wrecker business unless it performs nonconsent tows as that term is defined herein.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.904)
Any permit holder, or applicant, by virtue of making application therefor, agrees to permit, during normal business hours, the inspection of wreckers, wrecker equipment, and storage facilities. This authority shall be cumulative of any other authority held by the chief of police, other law enforcement officials, or other legally authorized public officials.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.905)
(a) 
The chief of police shall establish and maintain a wrecker rotation list, from which a permitted wrecker company shall be picked to answer both collision and impound calls. Each permit holder who meets the qualifications herein shall be entitled to one (1) place on said list except that multiple permit holders with similar ownership shall not be entitled to additional or multiple places on the rotation list. The chief of police shall have broad discretion in determinations involving rights to be on the rotation list. The names of the permit holders on the list shall be listed in alphabetical order.
(b) 
A permit holder is entitled to be on the rotation list if:
(1) 
It holds a permit;
(2) 
It owns, leases, or otherwise lawfully possesses and operates a garage or storage facility located within the incorporated limits and/or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city;
(3) 
It maintains at least one (1) certified wrecker;
(4) 
It maintains twenty-four (24) hour wrecker service and a local telephone number which is answered twenty-four (24) hours a day;
(5) 
It must be able to respond to all wrecker service calls from the city by:
(A) 
Notifying the dispatcher within ten (10) minutes of the permit holder’s availability to respond; and
(B) 
Responding to the call with wrecker service within thirty (30) minutes of the dispatcher’s initial call for wrecker services;
(6) 
It maintains a storage facility which is enclosed by a permanent six (6) foot solid wood or steel chain-link fence, the gate to which is locked at all times;
(7) 
It has someone available at all times during normal business hours to release any vehicle impounded within one (1) hour of a request by the owner or the police department; and
(8) 
It holds a permit issued by the state department of licensing and regulation, pursuant to the Vehicle Storage Facilities Act, V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 2303.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.906)
(a) 
In any circumstance in which a vehicle or other object is involved in a collision or accident or so located on a public street as to constitute a hazard or obstacle, or to interfere with traffic, or in the event a stolen vehicle is found, or in any other circumstance in which a police officer in the course of his duty directs the removal of a vehicle from or to any location, any police officer may require removal of the vehicle at the owner’s expense, by any practicable means, to include but not limited to use of a wrecker selected by the owner, or failing that, selected by the use of the collision wrecker rotation list or the impound haul rotation list.
(b) 
When the police officer investigating an accident, collision, crime or abandoned vehicle determines that any vehicle involved is unable to safely proceed under its own power, or when the police officer determines that the driver of any vehicle is physically unable to safely move the vehicle to a location where it will not create a traffic hazard, the police officer shall call for wrecker service as follows:
(1) 
The officer may, in his discretion, seek to determine the preference of the driver of the vehicle for a particular wrecker company or service (provided the driver is physically able to express a preference) and if the police officer determines the safety of persons or property would not be endangered and no delay would be occasioned by seeking and approving the driver’s preference:
(A) 
Secure a designation by the driver in writing on a form provided by the chief of police and signed by the driver.
(B) 
When the designation has been properly made, the police officer shall communicate the name of the designated wrecker company, auto repair shop, automobile dealer, or automobile club to the police communications center.
(C) 
The police communications center shall cause the designated wrecker company, auto repair shop, automobile dealer, or automobile club to be called and directed to send to the scene a wrecker capable of removing the vehicle.
(2) 
If the driver of a vehicle identified in subsection (b) above is physically unable to designate the wrecker company, auto repair shop, automobile dealer, or automobile club he desires to remove the vehicle, or fails or refuses to designate one, or has no preference, then the police officer shall communicate that fact immediately to the police communications center, and advise as to the type of wrecker required.
(A) 
The police communications center shall call the permit holder next in line after the last permit holder so called, and request the permit holder to tow the vehicle from the scene of the collision.
(B) 
On each succeeding communication of the inability or refusal of a permit holder to send a wrecker, the next permit holder on the list shall be called. After the last permit holder on said list has been called, the next such call shall go to the first permit holder on said list.
(c) 
If the permit holder, after arrival at the scene, determines, in conjunction with the police officer in charge, that assistance is needed, then the police officer shall communicate that fact immediately to the police communications center, which shall proceed under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) 
Failure of any wrecker service selected under subsection (b) to notify the dispatcher within 10 minutes of availability and to deliver a wrecker of the class required to the scene within thirty (30) minutes of notification without justification acceptable to the police communications center shall cause the wrecker service to forfeit that call. Additionally, the chief of police shall have the discretion to revoke a permit for failure to notify the dispatcher within 10 minutes of availability and respond within thirty (30) minutes after the dispatcher’s call.
(e) 
The following maximum fees may be charged by permit holders under this section. No additional charges may be made. These maximum fees shall also apply to hauls when the request is made through the police communications center to have a vehicle towed from the scene of a collision.
(1) 
The fee for wrecker service shall be:
(A) 
For picking up and towing vehicle for arrest, or abandoned impound up to 10K lbs. GWV: $75.00.
(B) 
Collision towing up to 10K lbs. GWV: $95.00.
(C) 
Arrest or abandoned impound vehicle 10,001 to 26K GWV: $130.00.
(D) 
Collision towing 10,001 to 26K GWV: $300.00.
(2) 
Additional charges:
(A) 
Winching, per hour (1/2 hour minimum): $45.00 per hour.
(B) 
Work/wait time per hour (first 30 minutes free, 1 hour minimum): $35.00 per hour.
(C) 
Dollies or flatbed required: $35.00.
(D) 
Mileage fee loaded only (outside city limits only): $2.00 per mile.
(E) 
After-hours/weekends/holiday charge for each that applies (after-hours between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.): $15.00.
(F) 
Non-release gate fee only charged for after-hours/weekends/holidays: $15.00.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.907)
(a) 
In order to maintain control over city streets, to prevent traffic congestion, to ensure safety and welfare of citizens and travelers and to promote efficiency and reliability of wrecker services performed for the city, it is provided that:
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, or cause to be driven, a wrecker to or near the scene of a collision on a street within the city unless such person has been called to the scene by the police department or by a party involved in the collision; provided, however, that the prohibition of this subsection shall not be applicable when such actions are necessary to prevent death or bodily injury to any person involved in a collision.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the wrecker business in the city performing nonconsent tows unless such person possesses a current, valid permit therefor. The police department shall be authorized to summon wreckers without permits in emergency situations.
(3) 
It shall be unlawful to drive, or cause or allow to be driven, in the wrecker business as a wrecker, any vehicle for which no certificate has been issued and which is utilized for nonconsent tows.
(4) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, or cause or allow to be driven, in the wrecker business a wrecker performing nonconsent tows when:
(A) 
The driver does not hold a current valid driver’s license for the type of vehicle driven;
(B) 
The driver has been convicted of a felony involving any offense which could affect the safety of his driving or the safety and/or security of the public or the vehicle (including its contents) being towed.
(b) 
No wrecker company permitted to operate a wrecker business in the city shall employ personnel in breach of the foregoing requirements.
(c) 
No wrecker company or its employees shall solicit in any manner, directly or indirectly, on the streets of the city, for wrecker business involving any vehicle which has been involved in an accident or is wrecked or disabled on a public street in any situation where the welfare or safety of persons or property may be affected. This prohibition applies regardless of whether the solicitation is for the purpose of soliciting the business of towing, removing, repairing, wrecking, storing, trading, selling, or purchasing such vehicle. Proof of the presence of any person engaged in the wrecker business (or anyone employed by or acting in concert with or with the consent of any wrecker company) or of the presence of any wrecker, whether or not certified or identified under the provisions of this article, except a wrecker called pursuant to the provisions of this article, at or near the scene or situs of a wreck or collision on any public street in the city after the happening of a wreck and prior to removal of all disabled or damaged vehicles shall be prima facie evidence of a solicitation in violation of this subsection.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.908)
(a) 
Whenever an auto wrecker arrives at the place where a motor vehicle has been disabled by an accident, the wrecker driver shall park his wrecker as close to the street curb as possible and otherwise dispose of it in such a manner as not to interfere with traffic. He shall not park his vehicle within a distance of fifty (50) feet from a wrecked or disabled vehicle.
(b) 
All wrecker drivers arriving at the place where any accident has occurred shall cooperate with the police department and shall obey all lawful orders given them by any police officer of the city investigating such accident and shall not in any manner interfere with such officer in the performance of his duty.
(c) 
It shall be the duty of the driver of each wrecker that removes a wrecked, damaged, or disabled vehicle from the place where an accident or collision has occurred to clear and remove any and all debris, parts, or glass accumulated as a result of the accident or collision from the street. In the event two (2) or more wreckers pick up vehicles for towing, it shall be the duty of each driver to clear and remove debris, parts, or glass from the street.
(d) 
All personnel of the wrecker company shall act in a courteous manner to the owner of the vehicle, the police department and the citizens. All personnel of the wrecker company shall refrain from rude, obnoxious or belligerent conduct.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.909)
A police officer shall not directly or indirectly recommend to any person the name of any wrecker company, auto repair shop, automobile dealer, or automobile club engaged in the wrecker business, nor shall any such police officer influence or attempt to influence in any manner the decision of any person in choosing or selecting a wrecker company, auto repair shop, automobile dealer, or automobile club.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.910)
In lieu of or in addition to any criminal prosecution or civil remedy for the violation of any provision of this article, the chief of police shall have, as to the holders of any permit or certificate, or as to any applicant therefor, the duty and authority to enforce the provisions of this article by administrative action in accordance with the principles and procedures set forth hereinafter.
(1) 
The proper and safe functioning of the wrecker business has critical impact on the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and involves use of the public streets of the city often in circumstances necessitating prompt removal of dangerous obstructions to traffic on said streets; therefore the privilege of any person to engage in the wrecker business in the city shall be subject to strict regulation in order to protect the public interests of the city and its citizens.
(2) 
For purposes of invoking any administrative remedy against a permit holder, the acts or omissions of any agent, driver or employee of said permit holder shall be considered to be the acts or omissions of said permit holder.
(3) 
Administrative remedies which the chief of police may employ to enforce the provisions of this article include, but are not limited to:
(A) 
Suspension or revocation of any certificate (this power includes the authority to remove or to cause to be removed any sticker or other evidence of a certificate from any wrecker);
(B) 
Removal of a permit holder from any collision wrecker rotation list; or
(C) 
Suspension or revocation of any wrecker permit.
(4) 
Grounds for suspension or revocation of a certificate include, as to the wrecker for which the certificate was issued, driving said wrecker to the scene of collision in response to a call by any person for a wrecker, or towing a vehicle with said wrecker, when said wrecker:
(A) 
Is in such condition that it cannot safely tow a vehicle;
(B) 
Is not then covered by insurance as required in this article;
(C) 
Does not then meet all requirements for certification; or
(D) 
Violation of any of the provisions of this article, including, without limitation, sections 4.06.008, 4.06.009 and 4.06.010.
(5) 
Grounds for removal of a permit holder from the rotation list include:
(A) 
Failure to meet at all times the requirements for a permit;
(B) 
Failure to maintain at all times at least one (1) wrecker in such condition that it meets the requirements for certification and for eligibility to be on the rotation list;
(C) 
Driving or causing to be driven to the scene of a collision, in response to a call made after utilizing the wrecker rotation list, any wrecker which does not then meet the requirements of the rotation list;
(D) 
Driving any wrecker to or from the scene of a collision in a manner which endangers any person;
(E) 
When the police communications center calls a particular permit holder pursuant to the wrecker rotation list procedure to perform certain wrecker service at a particular location, if a wrecker belonging to a permit holder not requested by the police communications center to perform such service is driven to said location, the permit holder owning that wrecker shall be subject to removal from the collision wrecker rotation list for a period of at least thirty (30) days;
(F) 
Collecting or charging any fees or charges in excess of those set out in this article;
(G) 
Violation of the zoning ordinance or fire protection ordinance, as determined by the building official or the fire marshal, respectively, upon written communication to the chief of police of said determination; or
(H) 
Violation of any of the provisions of this article, including, without limitation, sections 4.06.008, 4.06.009 and 4.06.010.
(6) 
If, for justifiable reasons, any permit holder on the collision wrecker rotation list is unable to answer within the proper time when called by the police communications center, the permit holder forfeits that call but is not subject to having his permits or certificates suspended or revoked for that reason.
(7) 
Grounds for suspension or revocation of a permit include any conduct in the wrecker business which endangers the life or safety of any person; violation of any of the provisions of this article (including, without limitation, sections 4.06.008, 4.06.009 and 4.06.010 of this article); unjustifiable failure to respond within the proper time when called by the police communication center; violation of the zoning ordinance or fire prevention code for one (1) week after notice of said violation has been given to said wrecker business by the building official or the fire marshal, respectively; failure to maintain in effect any insurance required by this section; and fraud or theft in the conduct of the wrecker business.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.911)
(a) 
Suspension or revocation of any certificate may be accomplished by the chief of police. The reasons for suspension or revocation of any certificate shall be given in writing to the permit holder whose certificate is being suspended or revoked within ten (10) days of such suspension or revocation. Mailing of such notice to the last known business address of said permit holder shall constitute sufficient notice. Appeals from a suspension or revocation by the chief of police shall be made in writing to the city manager within twenty (20) days of such suspension or revocation. A hearing or personal appearance shall be at the discretion of the city manager. Written notice of the ruling of the city manager shall be given to the permit holder within thirty (30) days of the suspension or revocation by the chief of police. The ruling of the city manager shall be a final decision.
(b) 
Suspension or revocation of any wrecker permit may be accomplished by the chief of police after a hearing before the chief of police. Notice of hearing, the administrative action which may be taken, and the grounds therefor shall be given to the permit holder ten (10) days prior to the hearing. Mailing of said notice to the last known business address of said permit holder shall constitute sufficient notice. Suspension or revocation of a permit shall be accomplished by a notice in writing to the permit holder which states that the suspension or revocation has occurred. Such notice shall be given within ten (10) days of such suspension or revocation. Appeals from an adverse ruling by the chief of police shall be made in writing to the city manager within twenty (20) days of such suspension or revocation, and such appeals shall be determined by the city manager after a hearing of which the permit holder has had reasonable notice. Written notice of the ruling by the city manager shall be given to the permittee within thirty (30) days of the suspension or revocation by the chief of police. Appeals from an adverse ruling by the city manager shall be made in writing to the city secretary within twenty (20) days of the adverse ruling by the city manager. Such appeals shall be determined by the city council after a hearing of which the permit holder has had reasonable notice. Such hearing shall be held not less than ten (10) days and nor more then forty-five (45) days after the written notice of appeal is received by the city secretary.
(c) 
If, after any certificate has been suspended or revoked, the condition for which it was suspended or revoked has been corrected, and proof of such correction is made to the chief of police, then a new certificate shall be issued upon proper application, fee payment, and proof of meeting all requirements therefor.
(d) 
If, after removal of a permit holder from a collision wrecker rotation list, application for reinstatement on said list has been made, said permit holder shall be reinstated after three (3) days’ removal if the condition for which the removal was accomplished has been corrected, and if the chief of police has determined that the permit holder will properly perform thereafter; provided that, upon the second such removal within a four (4) month period, no reinstatement shall be had until at least seven (7) days after the removal, and upon the third removal within a twelve-month period, no reinstatement shall be had until fourteen (14) days after the third removal. Repeated violations shall be grounds for declining to reinstate any company to the collision wrecker rotation list.
(e) 
If a permit holder’s permit is revoked, no permit shall be given to that holder for a period of at least six (6) months from the date of revocation.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.912)
This article does not require any person or towing or storage business to obtain any permit or to pay any fees charged, save and except such persons who desire to obtain a permit and meet the standards herein provided in order to receive requests from the city for towing vehicles and/or placement on the wrecker rotation list.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.913)
This article shall not prohibit the police department from calling in heavy-duty tow trucks from other cities as needed to clear roadways, or from calling in other wrecker companies should no permitted wrecker respond within the times and in the manner specified by other provisions of this article and particularly by section 4.06.007 herein.
(Ordinance 981 adopted 6/7/06; 2004 Code, sec. 4.915)