(A) The Chief of Police or his or her designee may insure that towing vehicles are called to the scene of an accident or to impound vehicles on a rotation basis, distributing the calls on an equitable basis from the towing list. Placement of a vehicle towing service on the towing list shall not confer any right to be called in any particular order or for any specific need or any specified number of times. The Chief of Police or his or her designee shall not call or cause to be called any towing vehicle not licensed with the village unless all applicable towing vehicles are unavailable.
(B) It is specifically permitted for the Chief of Police or his or her designee to call a towing vehicle out of sequence where proximity to the wreck and estimated response time make it more practical to do so. Additionally, the Chief of Police or his or her designee may request a tow from a service on the special heavy-duty vehicle towing list pursuant to § 122.06(A) if the vehicle towing service first called cannot provide heavy-duty towing service, or cannot subcontract for such service within a reasonable time.
(C) In the event that it is necessary to impound a towed vehicle for an indefinite period of time, the Police Department shall do so by completing the necessary form (a “hold order”) at the scene of the tow. The hold order shall clearly indicate that there is a police hold on the vehicle. A verbal hold order will not be sufficient.
(D) A marked police squad car shall remain on the scene of an accident to protect the tow truck driver during debris cleanup on the roadway or other hazardous location.
(Ord. 81-0-002, passed 3-17-81; Am. Ord. 2005-O-003, passed 2-1-05; Am. Ord. 2013-O-019, passed 6-18-13)