(1) The following base rates and fees of each schedule class wrecker will apply to any vehicle stored on the City’s impound lot other than those stored for evidence purposes:
Wrecker | Maximum Rate per Town | Storage Rate per Day |
Class A | $130.00 | $30.00 |
Class B | $230.00 | $30.00 |
Class C | $440.00 | $50.00 |
After the first two (2) hours on the lot, any part of a day shall count as a whole day of storage. The preceding fees will be evaluated as needed.
(2) The following additional fees may apply in the situations described below:
Labor charges for the operation of the non-consent on-call wreckers shall not start until after the first hour for Class A and B wreckers. Such charges will not start until after the first two (2) hours for a Class C wrecker. Hourly rates can only be charged for non-consent on-call wreckers in use on scene after being requested by a law enforcement officer and arriving on scene. The additional hourly rate for Class A wreckers may not exceed fifty dollars ($50) per hour. The additional hourly rate for Class B wreckers may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per hour. The additional hourly rate for Class C wreckers may not exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per hour.
Mileage charges may only be incurred for out of county miles and only when towing at a police officer's request. This rate is not to exceed three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per mile.
In cases where a police officer requests an on-call wrecker service to respond to an unattended vehicle, the owner or operator of the vehicle shall not be charged any fee if the owner or operator arrives and removes the vehicle to be towed from the premises before it is connected to the towing vehicle. If the owner or operator of the vehicle is present after the towing vehicle has been connected to the vehicle to be towed, the vehicle shall not be towed but the owner or operator of the vehicle shall be liable for a reasonable fee, in lieu of towing, provided the owner or operator of the vehicle forthwith removes the vehicle from the premises. A vehicle shall be deemed connected if every procedure required securing the vehicle to the wrecker or wrecker equipment so that the vehicle may be safely towed has been completed at the time the owner or operator arrives, including the attachment of any safety chains. The drop fee for Class A or B wreckers may not exceed fifty dollars ($50). The drop fee for a Class C wrecker may not exceed one hundred forty dollars ($140).
An on-call wrecker service may charge an after-hours retrieval fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) if the owner or operator of a towed vehicle needs to access property in their vehicle or recover their vehicle after the vehicle has been towed to the lot of an on-call wrecker service after normal business hours. Normal business hours will be defined as being Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. If the owner or operator of a vehicle being towed is on scene when an on-call wrecker service responds, the operator of the wrecker will be expected to give the owner or operator of the towed vehicle an opportunity to retrieve any needed property in the vehicle at the scene. Likewise, the wrecker operator will be responsible for notifying the owner or operator of the towed vehicle that additional fees may apply if the towed vehicle must be accessed or released after normal business hours. (Ord. #O17-10-19, Dec. 2017)