In order to provide for the immediate removal of those vehicles interrupting the proper and orderly flow of traffic and thereby constituting an emergency situation, City of Reading shall be divided into zones, the number of zones not to exceed two, the boundaries which shall be determined by statistical analysis of the volume of vehicles towed by the Police Department with the exception of abandoned motor vehicle tows. Authorized towing contractors for each zone will be determined through the competitive bid process.
A. Method of altering zones. At the beginning of each contract period, City administration may review the efficiency and suitability of the authorized towing contract zones which have been established and shall make such changes as the traffic control in the City and the welfare and safety of the public shall require.
B. Nontransferability of zone assignments. An authorized towing contractor that provides towing service within an assigned towing zone shall not sell, assign, mortgage or otherwise transfer the right to service their assigned towing zone. In cases where a vacancy occurs, applications for the vacant towing zone will be accepted for 30 days and awarded in compliance with the time specified by City Council.