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RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A POLICY FOR WRECKER OWNERS AND OPERATORS AND THE JONESBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT
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WHEREAS, it is considered desirable and necessary for the City Council of Jonesboro to establish a policy and minimum standards for wrecker service within the City for wrecker services that desire to participate and cooperate with the City in removing damaged, wrecked, abandoned and disabled vehicles from the city streets; and
WHEREAS, considerable confusion has heretofor existed among the wrecker owners and operators and the Police Department of the city; and
WHEREAS, the best interest of the City will be best served to establish the following requirements for wrecker operators and owners who desire to perform towing service for the City; and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro that the following standards and regulations shall hereinafter be followed by the wrecker owners and operators and the Jonesboro Police Department.
(1) No wrecker service shall engage in business with the City without first obtaining a privilege license to operate in the city of Jonesboro.
(2) No wrecker shall be called by the Jonesboro Police Department for service unless he shall first have registered with the Chief of Police of the City of Jonesboro and met the following requirements:
(A) The wrecker service shall have at least one wrecker with a minimum capacity of one ton.
(B) The wrecker shall be equipped with an automatic break-lock system.
(C) The wrecker shall be equipped with a rear-wench of a 1 ton capacity with a steel center cable of minimum length of 150 feet.
(D) The wrecker shall be equipped with anchor shoes.
(E) The wrecker shall be equipped with emergency equipment such as red lights, flares, cutting torch, axe, maul, first-aid kit, dry chemical fire extinguisher, etc.
(F) The wrecker shall be equipped with clean-up equipment such as brooms, shovels, cans, etc.
(G) The wrecker shall be equipped with two snatch blocks for double lines.
(H) The wrecker shall be equipped with equipped with traction aids for dual wheels.
(I) The owner of the wrecker shall have proper liability insurance to protect private property which they are towing.
(J) The owner of the wrecker service shall have a qualified operator available for immediate service 24 hours per day.
(3) Application for registration with the Chief of Police as set out in (B) above shall be made upon blank forms prepared and made available by the Chief of Police and shall state:
(A) Name, home address, and proposed business address of the applicant.
(B) Telephone number which applicant can be reached at all times.
(C) Location, description of the tow trucks owned and operated by the applicant.
(D) That applicant has available space for properly accommodating and assisting all disabled motor vehicles to be towed or otherwise removed from the place where they are disabled.
(4) No application shall be accepted until the applicant shall have deposited with the Chief of Police sufficient proof of insurance coverage to protect the private property and the vehicles to be towed.
(5) The Chief of Police shall compile a list of all wrecker owners who make application and who are approved as set out in (B) above and the wreckers shall perform towing service for the City on a rotation basis as follows:
(A) The first wrecker service on the list shall be called exclusively for two weeks. At the end of the two week period, said wrecker service shall be removed from the top of the list and placed at the bottom of the list. The next name on the list shall be rotated to the top of the list for two weeks and the rotation shall continue in this manner.
(B) In the event the top name on the list cannot perform the towing service when called, the next name on the list will be called until the wrecker service can be obtained.
(C) The rotation system shall be strictly adhered to.
(6) Should the person owning the wrecked, abandoned, damaged or disabled vehicle desire that his vehicle be removed by some service other than the service which is on the top of the list, then, and in that event only will the rotation system be deviated from. Persons desiring a wrecker service other than the one on the top of the list shall specifically request the wrecker service in writing on a form which shall be carried by the investigating officer.
The Chief of Police shall deep and maintain an up to date file of all such executed forms.
(7) The rates charged for towing service for each vehicle shall be as follows:
(A) $10.00 for a daylight call.
(B) $12.50 for an after dark call.
These rates may be deviated from only in the event that the vehicle to be hauled is oversized or of unusual weight and size.
(8) The Chief of Police shall revoke the application as issued hereunder when he finds in it the following grounds:
(1) The license secured by fraudulent conduct or false statements of material fact, or that a fact concerning the applicant was not disclosed at the time of his making application, and such fact would have constituted just cause to refuse to issue said license.
(2) The licensee paid in the form of a gratuity any third person not involved in the accident for information as to location of the accident.
(3) The licensee has violated the fee schedule by over-charge.
(4) The licensee does not meet the minimum requirements as set out in this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 1968.