Any towing service meeting the minimum eligibility requirements may submit a verified application to the City to participate in police towing operations. The application shall be in a form provided by the City Clerk, and shall elicit the following information:
A. Business Operation:
1. Name Of Towing Service: Indicate whether a corporation or partnership, list all parties having a financial interest in the towing service, including names and addresses, and number of years the business has been established.
2. Experience: List number of years and locations of participation in similar police towing services, together with any commendations or written complaints received from governmental agencies in conduct of the business within the last five years.
3. Stability: State business activities of the towing service aside from participation in police towing activities.
4. Attendants And Drivers: List names and addresses of all attendants and drivers who will conduct the towing service, as well as number of years employed, training received by attendants and drivers, and experience of the personnel in the conduct of the business. Said list shall be updated within ten (10) days on any new attendants and/or drivers being employed.
5. Equipment: Describe available equipment to be used in towing services, particularly in terms of comparative qualities or capacities as related to minimum eligibility requirements.
6. Communications: Describe the method of operation of the communications system between the place of business and operating tow trucks, as well as the means utilized for ensuring prompt dispatch of trucks upon receipt of call from the police department.
7. Other Facilities And Personnel Available: List all provisions for record keeping, backup personnel and auxiliary services which might be required to effectively carry out a high level of service to the public in the business of tow truck operations.
B. Business Location And Storage Lot:
1. Primary Business Location: List location of primary business operation, including dimensions and types of facilities available.
2. Storage Lot: List location of storage lots, zoning classification, dimensions thereof, relationship to primary business operation, and the type of protection provided at the lot(s). (Ord. 21-0110, 1-11-2021)