HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 077-2010RESOLUTION NO. 77-201()
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCILOF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AMENDING THE BURLINGAME POLICE DEPARTMENT ROTATION TOW
TRUCK LIST AND REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, the Burlingame Police Department employs a rotation list of
qualified towing businesses to remove abandoned or disabled vehicles from public streets
and rights-of-way in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame requires that towing businesses placed on
the Burlingame Police Department's rotation tow list comply with certain qualifications
and requirements contained in the Department's "Rotation Tow Truck Regulations",
approved by the City Council and amended from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the Burlingame Police Department Rotation Tow Truck Regulations
require amendment to ensure consistency of language, compliance with law and to
efficiently and fairly facilitate the provision of tow services to the city.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURLINGAME DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council hereby approves the revised Burlingame Police Rotation Tow
List Regulations in the form attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A".
Cathy Baylock, Mayor
I, Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that
the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
4th day of October, 2010, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:BAYLOCK, BROWNRIGG, DEAL, NAGEL
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: KEIGHRAN
M Eilen Kearney, City Jerk
Burlingame Police Department
Rotation Tow Truck Regulations
BURLINGAME POLICE DEPARTMENT
ROTATION TOW TRUCK REGULATIONS (RTTR)
A. OBJECTIVE:
To provide 24 hour service through the Burlingame Police Department ("BPD") to the public in
the event of mechanical defect, disability of the driver, abatement, arrest, criminal investigation
or the removal ofvehicle(s) due to traffic collision on the streets that are under the jurisdiction
of the Burlingame Police Department. The maximum fees that those tow truck companies who
wish to be placed on the Burlingame Police Department Rotation List, may charge for these
towing services are set by Resolution of the Burlingame City Council and are stated herein.
B. POLICY:
1. Tow Services under these Regulations shall be operated on a rotation basis within the
geographic boundary of the City of Burlingame.
2. Burlingame Police Department will establish one (1) rotation list. All accident, impounds,
abandoned, and traffic hazard vehicles will be entered on this list.
3. The number of tow companies on the BPD rotation list shall be limited by BPD's need for
such services. The Chief of Police or designee shall determine the number of tow
companies required to provide BPD generated tow services at the beginning of each
renewal period.
4. All Burlingame Police Department requests ( "call", herein) fortow services, with the
exception of AAA, National Automobile Club, Allstate, and State Farm or at owner's
request, will be given to the company at the top of the rotation list. Any tow company
which either fails to respond to the call within a reasonable time or refuses to respond
to a call, will be rotated as if they had received and processed the call. That call will then
go to the next company on the rotation list.
5. All tow companies on the rotation list will make available for inspection by BPD, the
California Highway Patrol annual inspection form for each tow vehicle used within the
City of Burlingame. All tow trucks and equipment shall be maintained in good working
order and may be, but is not required to be, inspected by BPD personnel.
6. All tow companies on the rotation list will immediately notify the BPD, within ten (10)
business days, if there is any change in the ownership of the tow company, any change
of address of the business, any change of facilities, any suspension, removal or other
disciplinary action by another law enforcement agency or any other change in status.
7. The owner of the tow company shall immediately notify the Chief of Police when a party
or parties, not originally listed on the sale of the business, is added as an owner or
partner in the tow business. When the business is sold to a new owner, authorization for
towing on the rotation list is automatically canceled. A new application must be
submitted for review by the Chief of Police.
S. The Communications Division of the BPD will keep a daily log of rotation lists and all tow
calls; both logs will be made available to the tow companies on the rotation lists.
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C. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS:
1. All tow companies on the BPD rotation list shall execute a written agreement with the
City in a form to be approved by the City Attorney. The BPD towing policy, including all
provisions thereof, shall be specifically incorporated into and made part of said
agreement. The term of each agreement shall be for a period of two (2) years. Ninety
(90) days prior to the end of the term of the agreement, each tow company seeking to
continue on the BPD rotation tow list shall submit an application for renewal. The
renewal process shall be the same process as the initial application process.
2. All tow companies on the BPD rotation list will provide 24-hour tow service, seven days a
week, within the city limits of the City of Burlingame. It shall be the owner's
responsibility to immediately notify the BPD if, at any time, they are unable to provide
such services or any portion thereof.
3. 24 -hours telephone numbers are required of tow companies. An answering service may
be used but it shall be the responsibility of the tow company owner to see that such
answering service complies with all regulations set forth herein.
4. All tow companies maintain current liability insurance in the amounts and types
required herein. All tow companies shall provide BPD evidence of such insurance in the
form of a certificate of insurance. Required insurance shall include coverage which
protects disabled vehicles while being towed and vehicles while being stored. Policy
expiration dates and notice of cancellation shall also be provided upon request to BPD.
Insurance shall be as follows:
a. Commercial general liability insurance, including bodily injury, personal injury,
and property damage with combined single limit of no less than one million
dollars ($1,000,000.) combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury,
personal injury, and property damage.
b. Automobile liability insurance policy ensuring tow company and tow company's
personnel to an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.)
combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury, per accident for bodily
injury and property damage.
c. On -hook coverage, insuring the vehicle in tow with limits of not less than
$100,000.
d. Garage liability, including premises and operations, for bodily injury and
property damage with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000.
e. Garage Keepers liability of not less than $500,000.
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f. In addition to these policies, each tow company shall have and maintain
Workers' Compensation insurance as required by California law and shall
provide evidence of such policy to the Burlingame Police Department.
5. In order to be eligible to be placed on the BPD rotation list, a tow company shall have a
minimum of three (3) continuous and verifiable years of "for -hire" towing experience.
Experience will be investigated, evaluated and determined by the BPD.
6. Tow Companies not placed on the police tow list, shall be advised that non-acceptance
by the BPD does not preclude their operation as a tow service, provided that such
companies comply with all applicable, local, state and federal rules, regulations and
laws.
7. No tow company or tow company officer or employee shall conspire, attempt to
conspire, or commit any action of collusion with any other tow company for the purpose
of secretly, or otherwise, establishing an understanding regarding the rotation or
handling of calls that would interfere with or prejudice the operation of the rotation list.
8. Upon ten day prior mailed notice, BPD may conduct quarterly meetings to discuss issues
regarding tow rotation. Any such meeting is mandatory for the tow company to attend
through an authorized representative. Failure to attend shall be grounds for suspension
from the BPD rotation tow list.
9. No tow company shall.display any language or engage in any representation or
advertisement indicating an official or unofficial connection with BPD or the City of
Burlingame.
10. Each tow company warrants that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply
with applicable regulations governing equal employment opportunity. Tow company
does not and shall not discriminate against persons employed or seeking employment
on the basis of age, sex, color, race, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, physical
or mental disability, national origin, religion or medical condition, unless based on a
bona fide occupational qualification pursuant to the California Fair Employment &
Housing Act. In performing services under this Agreement, no tow company nor any
company officer or employee shall discriminate against any person on the basis of age,
sex, color, race, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, physical or mental disability,
national origin, religion or medical condition, unless based upon a bona fide safety
limitation founded on manufacturer, Consumer Product Safety, and Department of
Justice guidelines.
D. FACILITIES:
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1. Any tow company on the rotation list must maintain a physical place of business (" site")
within the City of Burlingame city limits. Each tow company shall provide BPD with
evidence that it has the right to enter and use said site for its towing service (e.g., deed,
lease, rental agreement, etc.). Each tow company's site must include adequate storage
area that is fenced, locked, and well -lighted. Location of these storage areas must have
the approval of the BPD. At the time that a tow company requests approval of BPD, the
tow company shall provide written evidence that the property use will be in
conformance with Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Burlingame Municipal Code. (Tow
operators storing Heavy Vehicles may have an alternate location for the storage of
Heavy Vehicles only. Requests to store Heavy Vehicles outside the City of Burlingame
must be submitted to the Chief of Police in writing, prior to being accepted on the tow
rotation list. All out -of -city facilities for Heavy Vehicles are subject to the rules,
regulations, and requirements of the BPD tow truck regulations.)
2. The premises of each tow company shall be equipped with signs and/or markings, visible
day or night, clearly stating the name of the tow company, the address of business, and
an operational 24-hour telephone number. .
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E. TOW TRUCKS:
1. Each tow company's tow trucks shall be clearly marked with the name of the tow
company, the. address of the business, and an operational 24-hour telephone number.
The lettering shall be a minimum of two and one half (2-1/2) inches in height, and the
signs shall be placed on both the right and left front doors of all tow vehicles.
2. A tow company shall equip and maintain at least three (3) tow trucks in accordance with
the provisions set forth in the California Vehicle Code, Title 13 of the California Code of
Regulations, and in a manner consistent with industry standards and practices. In
particular:
a. All tow trucks shall have recovery capabilities, wheel -lift capabilities, and a boom
meeting the specifications contained in these regulations. Class D tow trucks
used exclusively for salvage and recovery operations are not required to possess
underlift capabilities.
b. A tow company that has a car carrier is exempted for the recovery, wheel lift,
and boom capability requirements. However, the car carrier must have an
additional unit.
c. Wheel -lift -only trucks may be used in lieu of a boom truck to expedite towing
when use of a boom truck would delay or make the tow more dangerous or
difficult. However, tow companies shall have a boom truck as part of their
designated three truck fleet, and it must be immediately available in the event a
wheel -lift- only truck is not adequate for the tow.
F. TOW COMPANY PERSONNEL:
Tow companies shall conduct their towing service business in conformance with the best
management and operational practices of the towing industry and shall conform to accepted
ethical business practices. Owners, operators, drivers and employees shall be of good character
and shall provide prompt, efficient, and courteous services to all concerned. Tow truck drivers
and operators shall be employees, not volunteers or independent contractors, of the tow
companies that dispatch the driver.
1. Tow truck company owners, operators and their drivers shall demonstrate sufficient
knowledge of tow car operation to insure safe and proper discharge of their service
responsibilities.
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a. Operators and drivers shall possess a proper class of California Drivers license in
accordance with Section 12520 of the California Vehicle Code endorsed to allow
operation of special vehicle configurations and special cargoes.
b. Operators and drivers shall possess a current, permanent California Drivers
License which has not expired, and which has not been either suspended or
revoked.
c. Operators and drivers shall have knowledge of streets and primary locations
within the City of Burlingame.
d. Tow truck drivers and operators shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
2. Tow companies shall provide and maintain a current list of its officers and drivers with
BPD. The list shall be updated within seven (7) days of any change and shall be
completely updated and renewed annually. Each tow company officer and each tow
company driver shall complete and timely file the information required by BPD before
undertaking any tow services related to the rotation list. Each driver and officer shall
submit to fingerprinting by BPD, and BPD will check criminal background of the driver or
officer before said officer or driver may render services in connection with the rotation
list. The submittal of false information to BPD regarding a driver is grounds for refusal to
authorize the driver to provide services related to the rotation list. The submittal of
false information to BPD regarding an officer is grounds for refusal to authorize or
continue to authorize the tow company to participate on the rotation list.
3. Each tow company shall enroll its drivers in the Pull Notice Program of the Department
of Motor Vehicles. Pull notices shall be kept on file, initialed, and dated by the tow
company.
4. While involved in operations and related business dealings with the public and BPD, tow
company personnel shall not engage in any acts of misconduct, including but not limited
to:
a. Rude or discourteous behavior.
b. Failure to provide service, selective service, or refusal to provide service that the
tow company is capable of performing.
c. Any act of sexual harassment or sexual impropriety.
d. Unsafe driving practices.
e. Exhibiting any objective symptoms of operating a vehicle or equipment while
under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs.
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f. Appearing at the scene of a rotation list tow call with the odor of an alcoholic
beverage emitting from the person's breath. The employee shall submit to a
preliminary alcohol screening test upon demand of a BPD officer.
5. No officer, driver or employee of any tow company shall be allowed to participate in any
call or business activity related to the rotation tow list if the officer, driver or employee
has been convicted of any of the following within the previous five (5) years:
a. A crime of violence or a crime of moral turpitude, including theft or
embezzlement of property.
b. Felony driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or a drug
6. No officer, driver or employee of any tow company shall be allowed to participate in any
call or business activity related to the rotation tow list if the officer, driver or employee
is a registered sex offender, is a registered arsonist, or has been convicted of any of the
following at any time:
a. Theft or embezzlement of a vehicle or parts of a vehicle
b. Burglary, embezzlement or grand theft.
c. Alteration or removal of a vehicle identification number.
d. Fraud involving a vehicle.
G. RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS:
1. Prompt and lawful response to calls shall be provided during daytime within ten (10) and
no more than fifteen (15) minutes; and, during nighttime (6:00 pm until 7:00 am) within
fifteen (15) and no more than twenty (20) minutes. If the tow company contacted
cannot respond in the time required or cannot handle the tow for any other reason, the
BPD shall contact the next tow company on the rotation list to respond and the non-
responding tow company shall drop to the bottom of the rotation.
2. Strict observance of Section 22513 of California Vehicle Code and County Ordinance
Code Chapter 7.64 regulating tow cars is required.
3. Requests by drivers or owners of disabled vehicles for specific tow service shall be
honored by BPD except when such a situation exists that it is not practical to honor a
specific request, in which instance the next in line tow service on the police rotation list
shall be called.
4. If more than one (1) vehicle is involved in an accident, the company that is called from
the rotation list will handle all of the vehicles involved (except as noted under Item #11)
or except when the investigating officer and/or the officers superiors) shall deem it
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necessary to call for additional tow services to aid in prompt removal of disabled
vehicles and/or clearing of roadways and/or elimination of hazardous situations; this
shall be at the sole discretion of the investigating officer and/or the officer's superior(s)
at which time the next company on the rotation list shall be called.
5. Tow drivers are responsible for promptly sweeping and removing debris at the accident
scene.
6. Any tow truck on the rotation list responding to any accident within the jurisdiction of
the City of Burlingame without being called to the scene of the accident by a Burlingame
Police Department dispatcher will be subject to Subsection K (Failure to Comply).
7. A violation of the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and safe loading requirements of
a tow truck may be cause for a tow company's immediate suspension from the rotation
to list. This includes exceeding the tow truck's GVWR, front axle weight rating, rear axle
weight rating, maximum tire weight ratings, or not maintaining fifty percent (50%) of the
tow truck's unladen front axle weight on the front axle when towing
S. If towing and/or recovery has begun and is canceled by the vehicle's owner or agent, the
tow company may charge one-half of the regular tow fee (Section J 1.) for the time
expended on the call (Drop fee). For purposes of cancellation, service begins when
physical work on the vehicle has begun, not the response. No lien shall arise for the
service unless the tow company has presented a written statement to the vehicle's
owner or agent for the signed authorization of services to be performed. The tow
company shall not attempt to take possession of the vehicle in order to establish a lien
for any non -towing services performed, or begun and subsequently canceled, when not
entitled to such a lien by law. Civil Code section 3068.1 establishes when a lien begins.
9. All claim(s) of overcharging by a tow company on the rotation tow list will be reviewed
and investigated by BPD. Notice of such claim shall be given to the tow company owner
who shall be given seven calendar days to respond. If the claim of overcharging is
substantiated by BPD, the responsible tow company will be subject to Subsection K
(Failure to Comply). BPD'S decision will be final.
10. A response from AAA, NAC, STATE FARM, and ALLSTATE affiliated tow trucks to a call
from a member of those tow service providers involved in an accident, or in need of
service, will not be considered as a BPD rotational tow call and will not be covered by
the policies and regulations contained herein.
11. Tow truck operators, drivers or employees shall not stop at a scene of an accident unless
they have been summoned to render assistance. Tow truck operators, drivers or
employees shall notify the BPD dispatcher of the situation. The dispatcher will then send
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the next in line rotation tow, or if applicable, to AAA, NAC, STATE FARM, or ALLSTATE
tow service in the City's jurisdiction.
12. Tow company owners, drivers, employees or operators shall not telephone or personally
come to BPD to check with the dispatcher to find out their position on the rotation tow
list. Complaints regarding tow operations shall be directed to the Director of Traffic of
the BPD.
13. When towing from private property, tow company operators, owners, drivers or
employees shall advise the BPD dispatcher of the towed vehicles' description, license
numberthe VIN, and the location from which the vehicle was towed,, within thirty (30)
minutes of initiating the tow, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
H. STORAGE AND RELEASE:
1. The tow companies on the BPD rotation tow list shall provide a receipt with a copy
placed in the stored vehicle and a copy to BPD whenever any item is removed from a
stored vehicle for whatever reason. The receipt shall clearly identify the items(s) and the
location where they were taken and for what purpose.
2. All stored vehicles shall be released to their owners or representatives within thirty (30)
minutes, 24 hours a day. All personal property within the vehicle shall be given to the
owner or owner's authorized representative upon request regardless of the stored
and/or held status of the vehicle, with the EXCEPTION OF IMPOUND vehicles. This can be
ascertained by checking the BPD Impound Form. If the IMPOUND box is checked, then
tow company owners, operators, drivers or employees SHALL NOT RELEASE the vehicle
or its contents, but shall advise the owner or owner's representative to obtain a release
from BPD in order to secure release of the vehicle.
3. Any tow operator with a business office which is in a different location than its storage
yard shall allow all persons the opportunity to pay fees owed at the storage yard within
the city limits. No person shall be made to leave the city to pay fees due, and then
return to the city to retrieve the person's vehicle. Any person who retrieves the
person's vehicle directly from a storage yard will be provided with a copy of the BPD tow
fee schedule, along with all other required documentation.
I. RECORDS:
1. Records shall be maintained by each tow company of all tow services furnished under
the BPD Rotation tow List. Such records shall include, but are not limited to: description
of vehicle towed, nature of tow services, time and location of call. A statement of
services provided and fee for same shall be furnished to the motorist.
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2. Tow records maintained by BPD can be reviewed upon notice and during regular
business hours, by tow company owners with the permission of any of the following: the
Chief of Police, Operations Division Captain, or Director of Traffic of BPD.
3. All tow companies on the BPD rotation tow list shall retain the records of stored vehicles
and notices as required by California Vehicle Code and Civil Code, including but not
limited to, Vehicle Code Sections 10650,10652, 10652.5, 10653, and 22851 and Civil
Code Sections 3071, 3072, and 3073 .
4. All tow companies shall furnish the Chief of Police a copy of the form that the tow
company is required to furnish the Department of Justice by registered mail of the
storage of vehicles over thirty (30) days.
5. All tow companies shall retain and maintain all of the records required to be retained
and maintained under the provisions of this policy for a minimum of three (3) years
following the date of service. All tow companies shall make all of the records required to
be retained and maintained under the provisions of this policy available for inspection
by BPD at anytime.
J. FEE SCHEDULE:
1. Towing of a disabled vehicle from the scene of an accident at any time of day or
night..............$200.00. This Fee shall include:
a. The use of a winch, torches or hydraulic jacks to right, separate, or pull vehicles
at the scene of an accident.
b. Disconnection and re -connection of drive shaft when required in towing.
c. The use of Wheel Lift.
2. Towing of an unattended vehicle from a public street, or an abated vehicle when
authorized by a police officer or other authorized employee; i.e., tow -away zones, traffic
hazard, arrests........................................................................................................ $200.00
These charges shall include any charge for unlocking a vehicle when necessary.
3. If towing and/or recovery has begun and is canceled by the vehicle's owner or agent, the
tow company may charge one-half of the regular tow fee (Drop Fee) in accordance with
section G 8, above.
4. Use of dolly or Flat Bed in lieu of dolly.....................................................................$ 30.00
In order to be entitled to payment for dolly use, the need for use of the dolly must be
documented on Form CHP 180 and initialed by the tow driver and a BPD police officer at
the scene. The tow driver is responsible for obtaining an officer's initials. If a flat bed is
used in lieu of a dolly, this must also be documented by a BPD officer and tow driver at
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the scene. An officer's initials are not required if the tow is not subject to the rotation
tow list. It is the taw driver's responsibility to clearly articulate to the officer at the
scene, the reason for using the flat bed as a substitute for dollies. Use of a flat bed alone
does not justify an additional fee. Only the use of a flat bed in a dolly situation justifies
the additional fee.
5. Extraordinary Services
When, in connection with towing services, a tow company engaged in towing services
under the BPD rotation tow list and these rules and regulations, incurs expenses or
furnishes services that have not been provided for, and they appear to be reasonably
necessary under the circumstances, (s)he may submit written application for approval of
higher fees to the Director of Traffic, with a copy to the vehicle owner. The vehicle
owner shall have seven (7) calendar days to respond in writing to the Director of Traffic
regarding the increased fee request. The Director of Traffic shall then issue a final
decision.
6. Storage for each twenty-four (24) hour period or fraction thereof in excess of the first
four (4) hours following towing to a place of storage.
Enclosed or open storage..................................................................................... $ 70.00
7. Exception for Heavy Vehicles
For services or materials furnished in towing or storing vehicles over one ton load
capacity, tow companies will not be called from the rotation list but at the discretion of
the Chief or designee. Based on difficulty and equipment required, the following rates
and fees shall apply for the towing of heavy vehicles:
a. Class B Truck $300.00
c. Class D Truck $400.00
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e. For Heavy Vehicles in excess of 20' the tow operator may charge $75.00
per 20 feet, in lieu of but not additional to flat rate.
Tow companies providing heavy tow services must comply with this rate schedule.
8. Gate fee........................................................................................................$ 100.00
A Gate Fee may be charged to a vehicle owner or his authorized agent, by the storing
tow company, for providing after-hours access to the storage yard for purposes of
release of vehicle or other access, such as for retrieval of personal items or appraisal.
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"After hours" for purposes of the gate fee means between 5 p.m. and S a.m. on
Mondays through Fridays, and any time on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Holidays
are January 1, the third Monday in January; the third Monday in February, the last
Monday in May, July 4, the first Monday in September, the second Monday in October,
November 11, the fourth Thursday in November, and December 25.
9. A copy of this fee schedule shall be prominently posted in the public area of the principal
place of business of each person in the tow business that is on the BPD rotation tow List
so as to be easily read by members of the public.
10. If for any reason, including but not limited to BPD error, the tow authorized is
determined by BPD to be in error, the tow company shall waive all fees connected with
said tow.
K. FAILURE TO COMPLY:
1. Failure to comply with the requirements, conditions, or fees specified within these
regulations orthe amendments thereto shall result in the following penalties:
a. 1st offense within a calendar year, removal from rotation for up to 30 days.
b. 2nd offense within (1) one year of the first offense, removal from rotation for up
to 90 days.
c. 3rd offense occurring within (1) one year of the first offense, removal from the
rotation list. Business may reapply for placement on the rotation list after 12
months from date of suspension.
2. Notwithstanding the suspensions specified above, if the BPD determines that a tow
company has violated (B) above, the tow company shall be suspended from the rotation
list for a period of up to three (3) years, at which time the tow company may apply for
reinstatement.
3. A suspended tow company and its owners shall not be eligible for placement on the
rotation list for the duration of the suspension. This provision applies to an owner
working in any capacity within any tow company, and as to a tow company, even if
operated under new owners.
4. In the event that the BPD determines that disciplinary action is appropriate, the
Department shall provide notice of the proposed discipline to the tow company owner.
The tow company owner may request a hearing within seven (7) calendar days by
submitting a request in writing to the Chief of Police. The hearing shall be conducted by
the Chief of Police or the Chiefs designee. The tow company shall be entitled to present
evidence in support of the tow company's position. The Chief of Police or the Chiefs
designee shall notify the tow company of the decision on the appeal within ten (10) days
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of the completion of the hearing. The decision of the Chief of Police or the Chiefs
designee shall be final and conclusive on the tow company.
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