HomeMy WebLinkAbout35213 / 89-472 January 19, 1989 # 472 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: REVISE TOWING SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
INITIATED BY: POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh, by resolution dated
July 15, 1971 , established standards for companies towing vehicles in response
to police calls and further authorized the Police Department to establish a
rotating system among the companies meeting such qualifications, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary to revise such standards;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that the attached list of Towing Service Requirements is approved
and adopted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief of Police is authorized to establish
and maintain a rotating system of towing companies, which meet and adhere to
such standards, for responding to police calls.
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TOWING SERVICE REOUIREMENTS
All towing services wishing to be placed on a call list in the
Oshkosh Police Department for the hauling of wrecked, disabled
and abandoned vehicles must meet the following requirements:
1. Make application with the Chief of Police.
2 . Must have L.C. permit.
3 . Must furnish 24-hour emergency service.
4 . Must have power equipment to remove trapped persons.
5 . Must be properly licensed driver and vehicle.
6. Must accept responsibility for safekeeping of vehicles and
belongings.
7. Must store all vehicles in a properly zoned area.
8 . All costs involved or incurred are to be charged to the
person or persons owning or operating the vehicle.
9 . Upon being called, should a wrecker service refuse or fail
to pick up the vehicles, a second call will be made. If
after the second call there is no response from the wrecker
service, it will be assumed that the wrecker service is no
longer interested in being on the Oshkosh Police
Department' s list. Contact will be made with the wrecker
service to verify the assumption.
10 . Must provide $1, 000 bond and filed with the City Clerk by
June 30 to cover period from July 1 to June 30.
11. If the Police Department orders the vehicle impounded or
stored, the wrecker service shall have a fenced in
enclosure.
12 . New wrecker services will have a six-month probationary
period.
13 . The Chief of Police can remove a wrecker service from the
list at any time with just cause.
Dated: January 9, 1989
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