6.06.060 On-call rotation – City contracts for towing services.
A. The primary purpose of this section is to authorize the creation of a reliable list of towing companies that are available on-call to provide quick and efficient towing services for the City. This section is not intended to authorize the creation of rules and regulations regarding standards of towing service applicable to the general public.
B. To provide a workable and comprehensive policy regarding the towing and/or storage of abandoned, disabled, seized, stored or impounded vehicles from public or private property, the mayor may adopt service standards to guide in the formation of contracts for towing services provided exclusively to the City, and not to the general public. These standards may include, but are not limited to, standards governing:
1. The establishment of a rotational list of towing companies and/or operators;
2. Requirements and standards for placement on the rotational towing list;
3. Requirements and standards for continued placement on the rotational towing list;
4. Grounds for and procedures governing removal from the rotational towing list; and
5. Any other matters pertaining to the administration of a rotational towing list maintained for the City’s benefit.
C. The authority delegated by this section includes the authority of the mayor to enter into any intergovernmental agreement necessary or convenient to the establishment or maintenance of an on-call rotation towing list for nonconsensual tows.
D. As used in this section, “nonconsensual tows” are vehicle tows done at the City’s request by a tow truck without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or operator of the vehicle. Nonconsensual tows may include, but are not limited to, the towing and/or storage of abandoned, disabled, seized, stored or impounded vehicles from public or private property. [BC 6.06.060, amended by Ordinance No. 4146, 3/5/01]