§ 25-16. Duties of permit holders.

(a)

It shall be the obligation of all permit holders under this article to operate wreckers so as to provide safe and prompt removal of wrecked or disabled vehicles from public streets of the City of Fort Stockton when properly called upon to do so in accordance with provisions of this chapter.

(b)

The duty to provide safe and prompt wrecker service upon call includes, but is not limited to, the following specific duties:

(1)

Upon receiving a call from the police department, the permit holder shall immediately dispatch the requested capacity wrecker to the desired location, or, if the permit holder does not wish to respond or cannot respond for some reason, then he shall so inform the police department at once.

(2)

Upon arriving at the scene of a collision within the city, the permit holder shall take direction from the police officer in charge of the investigation of the collision, in accordance with state law. Failure of the permit holder to take direction from the police officer in charge at the scene shall cause the permit holder to be removed from the wrecker rotation list for a period of three (3) months.

(3)

The personnel of a permit holder hauling a vehicle from the scene of a collision within the City of Fort Stockton shall remove all debris of the collision from the street. This duty specifically includes the removal of broken glass and metal fragments and the spilled load of any vehicle. Such debris should be disposed of in a manner which will keep it out of the gutters, storm sewers, streams, public right-of-way, and property not belonging to the wrecker without consent of the property owner. The officer on the scene may assist in locating a place for disposal of such debris.

(4)

No permit holder shall store any vehicle or wrecker on public streets or public right-of-way in the city. Permit holders shall use reasonable care in the towing and storage of vehicles so as to minimize the possibility of further damage or theft.

(5)

All permit holders shall comply with all state laws and city ordinances, including zoning, health and fire prevention ordinances.

(Ord. No. 14-100, 2-24-14)