§ 111.03 DESIGNATION OF SERVICE; QUALIFIED STORAGE FACILITY REQUIRED.
   (A)   In any situation where wrecker service is needed when the person, firm or corporation owning the motor vehicle needing the service is competent and capable to making a decision concerning the using of a wrecker service, the person’s, firm’s or corporation’s designation of the wrecker service desired by the person, firm or corporation shall be honored by the Police Department of the city.
   (B)   In any situation where the need for wrecker service established and the person, firm or corporation needing the service is incapable or incompetent to make the persons preference as to wrecker service known to the Police Department of the city, the service shall rotated to the wrecker service next appearing on the wrecker rotation roster as next up. Where a motor vehicle is in need of wrecker service and the vehicle has been involved in some criminal act, traffic violation or otherwise, and there is a need to keep the vehicle in storage for the purpose of investigation or impounding of the same as a part of the criminal evidence, then, in the event, the Police Department shall order the vehicle confined to a storage facility which is situated within the city limits and the wrecker service called from the rotation roster shall be required to place the vehicle in a qualified storage facility within the city limits.
   (C)   (1)   The officer in charge of the investigation shall make the initial determination concerning the need for keeping a vehicle in storage for the purpose of investigation or impounding of the vehicle as a part of the criminal evidence.
      (2)   Any dispute concerning the need shall be determined by the Chief of Police of the city.
   (D)   In the event that the wrecker service next up on the rotation roster cannot provide a qualified storage facility within the city limits under the conditions where the storage facility within the city limits is required, then in the event, the wrecker service which would be next up on the rotation roster shall be called that can provide the storage within the city limits.
   (E)   The Chief of Police, in the event that the wrecker service is unable to provide the required storage in the city, may, if equitable, place the wrecker service unable to provided the storage service on the rotation roster to be next up unless the number of members of the rotation roster becomes too large and makes the operation of the rotation list too cumbersome.
(Ord. 102-91, passed 12-18-90)