(A) The Police Department shall annually prepare and maintain an eligible list of those persons, firms and corporations who apply and qualify to tow and store vehicles at the request of the authorizing official pursuant to this chapter. The owner or principal must either reside, own property, or maintain a business, within the corporate limits of the city, to qualify for the eligible list. The Chief of Police shall prepare rules in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the qualifications of private tow truck operators or businesses for the eligible list.
(B) Any private tow truck operator or business on the eligible list that violates any provision of this chapter or the rules established in accordance herewith shall be subject to removal from the eligible list after written notice. Any private tow truck operator or business removed from the eligible list may, within five working days of the date of the notice of removal, request a hearing before the Chief of Police to show cause why he or she should not be removed from the list.
(1997 Code, § 90.19) (Ord. passed - -1997)