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

reeordea as a remark. IR eaeh 126 sl::lee aing eemmuflieatioR of the inability or refusal ef the eWfler er e}3erater te 127 desigRate a \\' reeker, the He, ct eR the list shall be ealled, aRd eempafl)' pre3} er RetatieR of 128 eaeh sueh eall shall be made on the master list. SiJC ( e) failures te respeHa te the v; ill eORstitute a 129 dispatchea locatiofl 'l:ithiR 35 miRutes withiR a 12 mOflth rolliflg }3eried 130 violatiofl of this cha}3ter aRd may be grouRds fer diseipliflary aetioR as previded fer iR 131 seetieR 3 S 2 . 132 b) N e ...' reeker operator shall f- ol ow aflY ambulaRee, peliee ear er \': reeker whieh is 133 eliRg tra'.' OR a pub lie street in reS}3Oflse to a re}3ert of afl automobile eellisiefl or aeeideflt 134 for the }3Hf13ese of solicitiflg busiRess. 135 e) Ne persofl shall drive a wrecker te er Rear the sceRe ef aR aeeiaeRt or cellisioR eR 136 the streets ef the eity for the purpeses ef selieitiRg busiRess uRless sueh }3erseR has beeR 137 ealled to the seene by the }3oliee departmeRt; }3reviaed, howe'; er, wheH it is Reeessary te 138 preveHt aeath er bedily ifljury te any perSOfl iRvelvea iR afl aceideflt er eollisiofl, the 139 prohibitieR ef this subseetieR shall be iRa}3plieable. 140 d) When a }3oliee offieer iflyestigating afl aeeideRt aetermifles that a vehiele whieh has 141 beeR iw/olvea in a eollisieR er aeeident u}3eR a public street is unable te }3re e d saf-ely 142 unaer its OWR }3e':; er, or v/ hefl the eWRer or o}3erator thereof is Uflable te ari': e physieall)' 143 sueh vehie1e, sueh offieer shall request the O'. Vfler er operater te desigHate the '. vreeker 144 that he or she desires to remove the '/ ehiele. ',\TheR eompaR)' the OWfler er e13erator has 145 desigRated the wreeker compaRY desired, the }3eliee effieer shall eemmuRieate that faet 146 immediately te }301iee eommunieatioHs, aRa it shall be the auty of the e mmllR: ieatiofls 147 offieer reeeiviRg sueh iflfermatioH to eall the desigRatea eempaflY to seRa a wrecker to 148 the seefle of the aeeiaeRt or eellisieH. .^.RY wreeker respofldiflg te aeeideHt seefles shall 149 fulfill all requiremeflts ef seetioR 3 S €i(5) ef this ehaflter. 150 e) N e }3oliee offieer iR'/ estigatiRg or preseflt at the sceHe ef aHY ,;; reek, aeeiaent or 151 eellisiofl eR a pub lie street shall direetly er iRdireetly, either by '.verd, gesture, SigR or 152 etherwise, reeommeRa te afl)' 3ersofl } the flame ef aRY }3artieular perseR engaged iR the 153 wreeker service or re}3air busifless, flor shall any sueh effieer iRflueRee er attempt to 154 reeker or influeRee iR aflY maRHer the deeisiofl of aRY 13erseR iR eheesiflg or seleetiRg a v: 1/19/ 2006 Toni L.Craig Page 3 155 repair ser: iee. Ho'.vever,aRY }3eliee offieer, iR the e, cereise of his aiseretieR as a }3eliee 156 offieer, may aireet that a ': ehie1e, whether towed BY a ':; reeker seleeted by the eWRer er 157 operator ef the vehiele er frem the '.vrecker retatioR list, be takeR aireetly te the poliee 158 de}3artmeflt ana there held BY the eity for aRY la",: ful purpese. 159 f) Eaeh \'.'I'eeker eompaRY lieeRsed to operate iR the eity shall have pre3}area billheads 160 viththe name aREi adaress of the wreeker eompaflY priRtea thereeR. The operator of a 161 wreeker, Befere reme'/ iflg a aisablea '/ ehiele freFR the seeRe, shal }3re} 3are a bill 01'1 sueh 162 billhead ferm shov:iRg the tetal amouRt ehargea fer tewiflg ser: iee, the erigiflal of ,.... hieh 163 shall Be givefl to the O':; fler of the aisablea ...ehiele or his aHtherized represefltati'/ e, afld 164 the other retaifled by the e\'/ner of the wreeker. ee}3Y 165 g) It is hereby aeelarea afld aetermined that ' l.' eeker ': ehieles are Ret emergefley I' 166 vehie1es, aRa sueh vlreekers shall comply strietly with all laws ana erEliflaflees relatiflg to 167 motor ': ehieles. 168 h) Exe }3tiens to the geReral requiremeRt fer retatiofl of the ': Ireeker serviees eallea 169 pursuaRt te this eha}3ter may Be maEle '.vhere: 170 1) The } 3erseR respoflsible fur afl automeBile s}3eifes a \ vreeker serviee Rot 171 partie3i}atiflg in the retaien3}regram. 172 2) The designated eompany is leeated so aistaflt as to ere ate impraetieal delay iR 173 removiRg the vehicle. 174 3) The offieer in eharge aetermiRes that humaR life may Be efldaflgerea uRless the 175 retatiefl list is aisregarded, iR that limited instaflce, ifl fa'/ er ef the quiekest aRd/0r 176 heaviest equi}3ment available. 11'1 this limited instaRee, the eompaflY fleed net Be lieensea 177 BY the eity or permittea BY the }3eliee ae}3artmeRt. 178 i) l. ny \'; reeker eempaflY }3artiei} 3atiflg iR the eity wreeker retation program shall: 179 1) Have a el:HTeRt oecupatioRal}3ermit; 180 2) Have applied to }3articpate ifl sueh }3regram; 181 3) MaiRtain a 24 heur v;reeker serviee; 182 4) MaiRtaiR their primary busiRess offiee, storage faeility aRa have afl 01'1 eall ...:recker 183 ithifl the v: eity limits; 184 5) Ha'/ e eaeh ",: reeker '/ ehiele ins}3e teEl fer eomplianee '.'lith the eity v.'I'eeker vehie1e 185 iflspeetiofl form ana }3ermited by the }3eliee ae}3artmeRt; 186 6) Eaeh '.\'I'eeker eempaRY shall pro'/ ide }3reof ef vehiele aRa liaBility iflsuraRce. 187 Code 19& 5, ~ SS6. 04; Ord. tIo. 653, 6 g 76; Ord. Ne. 653. 2, 7 27 SI; Ora. tIe. 933, 4 188 2g S7; Ord. Ne. 974, 12 S S7; Ora. Ne. 12S3, ~ 3, 5 9 95; Ora. tIe. 1557, ~ 5, S 12 03) 189 190 See. 3 S 6. Takiflg possessieR ef vehiele; eom3}liae e'. lith eertaifl requiremeflts. 191 Every } 3erseR } 3articpatiflg iR the wrecker rotatiefl } 3regram shall eomply ':: ith the 192 felle': liRg reElUiremeRts '." heR takieg possessioR ef a ': ehiele pursuaflt to this eha}3ter: 193 1) The sterage area/ lot shall ha': e a miRimum siJC foot f-