Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-24-06 Workshop — reading text

rotatiefl list uRtil sueh time as the }3artiei} 3ating ,-,; reeker eeffil3any 269 sho',\' s, to the eity maRager' s satisfaetieR, that ste}3s ha': e l3eefl takeR te assure that 270 ',' iolatioRs by the }3artiei} 3atiRg ':.' reeker eOffil3aflY do flOt eeRtiflue. The serviee must l3e 271 suspeRded for a miRimum ef six meRths l3efere makiRg sueh she\ viflg. 272 ( Ora. } Jo. 12S3, ~ 8, 5 9 95; Ora. Ne. 1557, ~ S, S 12 03) 273 274 275 SECTION IV. ENACTMENT OF NEW CHAPTER REGARDING WRECKER 276 OPERATIONS AND MAXIMUM RATES FOR SERVICES. 277 The Code of Ordinances, City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is hereby amended 278 by adding a new chapter regarding wrecker operations and establishing a wrecker rotation 279 program which chapter shall read as follows: 280 281 8. 11 Wreckers 282 283 Definitions 284 The following words. terms and phrases. when used in this chapter. shall have the 285 meanings ascribed to them in this section. except where the context clearly indicates a 286 different meaning: 287 Abandoned vehicle shall mean any vehicle which has not been moved in 72 hours and is 288 located on public property. including. but not limited to a city street or right- of-way. 289 290 Contracted wrecker shall mean the city pull- in wrecker service which is negotiated by the 291 city to provide certain towing services for the city. 292 293 Rotation wrecker shall mean a wrecker meeting the requirements of this chapter and 294 registered with the police department as a rotation wrecker. 295 296 Wrecker shall mean any truck or other vehicle which is used to tow. carry. or otherwise 297 transport motor vehicles or vessels upon the streets and highways of this state and which 298 is equipped for that pumose with a boom. winch. car carrier. or other similar equipment. 299 300 301 Violations 302 Unless stated otherwise. violations of this chapter are punishable as provided in 303 chapter 1- 8 of this Code. 304 305 City Wrecker Rotation ram Pro!! Toni L.Craig Page 6 1/19/ 2006 306 There is hereby established a City Wrecker Rotation Program. Wreckers involved 307 in the program shall be authorized. at the direction of the police department. and at 308 prenegotiated contract prices. to tow city- owned vehicles. vehicles of evidentiary value. 309 those seized by the police department. or where the driver has been arrested. wrecked 310 vehicles. and abandoned vehicles. The city shall adopt by resolution the rules. 311 procedures. and requirements for the City Wrecker Rotation Program and the fees. 312 expenses. and limitations of such fees and expenses. to be charged by participating 313 wreckers. 314 315 License ReQuired 316 All persons participating in the City Wrecker Rotation Program shall obtain a 317 business occupational license and a wrecker permit and shall provide proof of vehicle and 318 liability insurance. 319 320 Wreckers Not Emen! encv Vehicles 321 It is hereby declared and determined that wrecker vehicles are not emergency 322 vehicles. and such wreckers shall comply strictly with all laws and ordinances relating to 323 motor vehicles. 324 325 Prohibited Wrecker Services 326 A wrecker operator shall not 1) follow any emergency vehicle traveling on a 327 public street in response to an emergency call for the pumose of soliciting business. 2) 328 drive a wrecker to or near the scene of an accident to solicit business. unless called to the 329 scene by the police department or owner. or such action is necessary to prevent death or 330 bodily iniury to any person; nor 3) charge any fee. expense. or other charge that is 331 inconsistent with this Code or Florida law. 332 333 334 335 SECTION IV. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS 336 In the event any ordinance or parts of ordinances are in conflict with any other 337 provision of the Code, the provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail. 338 339 SECTION V. SEVERABILITY. 340 Should any provision or portion of any provision in this ordinance be declared by 341 a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the other 342 provIsIOns. 343 344 SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. 345 This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval by the City Council 346 and signature of the Mayor. 347 348 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT 349 WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA ON THE _ DAY OF 350 2005. Toni L.Craig Page 7 1/19/ 2006  1 ORDINANCE 1671- B 2 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON 4 BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AUTHORITY; 5 REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY THE CURRENT 6 CHAPTER 38, WRECKERS; ADOPTING A NEW 7 SECTION ENTITLED WRECKER OPERATIONS AND 8 SERVICES; REGULATING WRECKER OPERATIONS 9 ON PRIVATE PROPERTY; ESTABLISHING 10 WRECKER ROTATION PROGRAM; PROVIDING 11 FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS AND 12 SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 13 14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 15 OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: 16 17 SECTION I. AUTHORITY 18 19 The authority for enactment of this Ordinance is Section 166. 021 ( 1) and 166. 043, 20 Florida Statutes ( 2004). 21 22 SECTION II. INTENT 23 Section 166. 043, of the Florida Statutes allows the City to enact service rates for 24 towing of vehicles from or immobilization of vehicles on private property, and rates for 25 removal and storage of wrecked or disabled vehicles from an accident scene or the 26 removal and storage of vehicles in the event the owner or operator is incapacitated, 27 unavailable, leaves the procurement of wrecker service to the law enforcement officer at 28 the scene, or otherwise does not consent to the removal of the vehicle. 29 30 SECTION III. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 38 31 Chapter 38 is hereby repealed in its entirety as follows: 32 33 See. 3 S 1. DefiflitioflS. 34 The follo' NiRg werds, terms afla pmases, whefl usea iR this ehaflter, shall have the 35 meaRiflgs aserieed te them iR this seetieR, exe }3t where the eemext dearly iRaieates a 36 differeRt meaniflg: 37 Ast1nasl1ea ': chide shall meafl lehiele afl)' ' whieh has flOt BeeR meved iR 72 hours aBa is 38 loeated OR publie pro}3erty, incluaiflg, But Rot limitea to a eity street or right ef ':lay. 39 Centra.ctea ', IY<ee! cer shall meaR the eit)' hieh is Regotiated by the 3ull } in wreeker serviee '.,<, 40 eity to }3r0': ide eertaiR te\'; iflg seryiees fer the eity. 41 Rsta.tien ', vrcckcr shall meaR eeker a ' Ni" meetiflg the reEluirements of this ehapter aad 42 registered ':; ith the }3sliee department eeker. as a rotatieR \': i" 43 ( Ceae 19& 5, ~ SS€i. Ol; Ord. Ne. € i53. 3, 1 10 S1; Ord. No. 1557, ~ 1, S 1203) 44 Cross referenees: Defiflitiefls aad rules ef eOflstruetieR geflerally, ~ 1 2. 45 46 See. 3S 2. PeBalty fer yiolatiofls. 47 reeeipt by the eity maRager of any written eomplaiRt eR aBY ','; reeker seryiee, the U}3eR 48 eity maRager may iflyestigate the faets of the eomplaim. If the eity maflager fiflds that the 49 eomplaim is ': alia, he shall Retify the wreeker ser: iee, ifl writiflg, aRd give the v,Teeker Toni L.Craig Page 1 1/19/ 2006  50 ser/ iee a fair e}3}3ertuflity to be heara. Thereafter, the eity manager may fifla the wreeker 51 ser/ iee to be iR '/ iolatioR ef this ehapter. .^.. vielatieR ef any ef the }3roviseRs ef this 52 ehapter by aRY ':.' reeker eefHl3aRY } 3artiei} 3atiRg iR the Fert Walten Beaeh ' Nreeker 53 Rotatien Pre gram shall be resolvea as follo' Ns: 54 1) First ' liolatien: The eity maflager, iR his sele aiseretion, may sus}3eml the 55 3artieJ3atiag':; reeker eompaflY from the retaticmlist for a time }3eriea ef 30 aays. 56 Seeoml '/ iolatiofl: The eity maflager, ifl his sole diseretiofl, may reme' le the 2) 57 J3artieiJ3atiag wreeker eefHl3aRY frem the rotatiofl list uRtil sueh time as the }3artieJ3atiRg 58 reeker eefHl3aRY shov/ s, to the eity maRager' s satisfaetiofl, that ste}3s have beefl takefl to 59 aSSlH'e that '; ielatieRs BY the partieipatiRg '.vreeker eOfHl3aflY '. vill Ret eeRtiRue 60 Other thafl stated above, violatieRs ef this eha}3ter are }3uflishable as }3re'/ ided iR sectioR 61 l--& 62 Ceae 19& 5, ~ SS8. 99; Ord. No. 1557 ~ 2, S 1203) 63 64 See. 3 S 3. .^. uthority ef eity 3}ull iR ....reeker aRa retatiefl \':reekers; eJc}3eflse . 65 a) The eity } 3ull shall be ifl \'.'reeker autherizea at the aireetieR ef the } 3eliee 66 ae}3artmeat, at }3re Regetiatea eeRtraet }3riees, te tew: 67 1) City OWflea vehie1es; &Ha 68 2) Vehieles ef eviaefltiary yallie er seizea by the peliee