The Superintendent of Police shall award contracts
for the towing and storage of vehicles removed and stored under this
article by competitive bids, advertisements for which shall be inserted
once in a newspaper published in the City at least seven days prior
to the opening of bids. Such advertisements shall provide that the
City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Such contract
shall provide that there shall be no obligation on the part of the
City for the payment of towing or storage charges but that the contractor
must resort for payment to the owners of vehicles removed from the
public streets and stored as provided herein.
The contractor shall be liable to the owner
for any damage caused to a vehicle arising out of negligence in the
course of removal and storage pursuant to this article.
The Police Department shall keep a record of
all vehicles towed or removed under the provisions of this article.
Such record shall be retained for one year and shall contain the following
information:
A. The registration of the vehicle.
B. The location from which it was towed and time and
date of the tow order.
C. The location to which it was moved.
D. The fee charged for towing.
E. Name of towing contractor, if any.
F. Name and rank of officer who authorized towing.