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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1490 ORDINANCE ä1490 REPEALED BY ORDINANCE ä1752 Table of Contents Page SECTION I - Definitions............................................. .1-2 SECTION II - The Police Impoundment Area..............................2-3 SECTION III - Application for Permit.................................. .3-7 SECTION IV - Rejection of Application for Permits.....................7-8 SECTION V - The Rotation wrecker Listing.............................8-9 SECTION VI - .. ,; Non-consent wreckers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 SECTION VII - Solicitation of Wrecker Business Prohibited...............10 SECTION VIII - Owner Request Wrecker.....................................10 SECTION IX - Solicitation of wrecker Business by City Employee.........10 SECTION X - Inspection of Wrecker Facilities. .........................10 SECTION XI - The Police Department wrecker Service..................10-11 SECTION XII - Suspension of Permits................................. .11-12 SECTION XIII - Appeal of Suspensions.....................................13 SECTION XIV - Storage Fees..............................................13 SECTION XV - Penalties for Violation.................................. .13 SECTION XVI - Unconstitutional Clause...................................13 - ORDINANCE NO. 1490 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A VEHICLE STORAGE FACILITY MAINTAINED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PROCEDURES FOR ITS OPERATION; ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT FRANCHISE WRECKERS, PERTAINING TO WRECKER EQUIPMENT AND THE OPERATION OF WRECKER COMPANIES; ESTABLISHING A PERMIT SYSTEM FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT APPROVED WRECKERS, INCLUDING CRITERIA FOR MEETING APPROVAL, CONDITIONS FOR MAINTAINING A WRECKER PERMIT, CRITERIA FOR SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION OF A PERMIT, AND A WRECKER PERMIT FEE; ESTABLISHING AN AUTHORIZED ROTATION WRECKER LIST FOR CITIZEN REQUESTED WRECKER PULLS; ESTABLISHING A SINGLE AUTHORIZED WRECKER FOR WRECKER PULLS MADE UNDER POLICE AUTHORITY; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF REQUIREMENTS UNDER THIS ORDINANCE; ESTABLISHING RATE FEES THAT WRECKER COMPANIES MAY CHARGE FOR PULLS MADE UNDER PERMIT. . , BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas: SECTION 1. Definitions The following terms, where used in this ordinance, shall have the meaning and effect hereinafter set forth. 1. Police Operated Vehicle Storage Facility: Short title, Police Impoundment Area. An area operated by the Police Department or its duly authorized representative primarily designed and designated for the storage and safekeeping of vehicles that were towed and impounded by Police authority. 2. Damaged Motor inoperative or criminal acts. Vehicles: unsafe as Any motor the result vehicle tha t is of a collision or 3. Abandoned Motor Vehicle: A motor vehicle that is left unattended on public property for more than 24 hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than 24 hours, or a motor vehicle left unattended on the right-of-way of a designated county, state, federal highway, or a public roadway for more than 24 hour s. 4. Motor Vehicle: A vehicle subject to registration under the Certificate of Title Act (Art. 6687-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). "Motor Vehicle" includes a motor boat, outboard motor, or a vessel subject to registration under Chapter 31, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, and includes every vehicle which is self-propelled. 5. Vehicle: Every device in, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway or roadway. 1 6. Impounded Vehicles: Any vehicle held for safekeeping by the Police Department to include vehicles towed and stored by Police authority for violation of Federal, State, or Municipal codes or statutes, or in connection with a Police investigation. 7. Private Storage Facility: A garage, parking lot, or facility or establishment designed and operated for servicing, repairing, storing, or parking of vehicles. 8. Owner of Vehicle: A person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Certificate of Title Act (Art. 6687-1 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) or a person in whose name the vehicle is registered (Article 6675a-z, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), or a member of the persons immediate family; or a person who holds the vehicle through a valid lease agreement; or an unrecorded lien holder whose right to possess the vehicle exists through a chattel mortgage. . . 9. Wrecker: A vehicle designed exclusively for the task of safely towing, winching, or moving motor vehicles. 10. Rotation Wrecker: A wrecker called through the Police ,Department by request of the vehicle owner when the owner has no specific wrecker to request and the vehicle is being towed to an area or location other than the Police operated vehicle storage facility. 11. Police Department Wrecker: The wrecker service called by Police authority to remove a vehicle from a location and deliver the vehicle to the Police impoundment area, or another location specified exclusively by Police authority. 12. Wrecker SerJ'ice Permit: An annual permit issued by the Police Department to a wrecker company for individual wreckers in its possession after meeting requirements set forth by this Ordinance. 13. Wrecker Driver Permit: An annual permit issued by the Police Department tn the driver of a permitted wrecker. 14. Owner Request Wrecker: Any wrecker that is requested specifically by name by the owner or operator of a motor vehicle. This wrecker is not required to be listed on the Rotation Wrecker List and is not required to be the Police Department Wrecker authorized by this ordinance. SECTION 11. The Police Impoundment Area The Police Department will maintain and operate the Police impound- ment area. 1. The Police impoundment area will be enclosed completely by a secure fence at least 5 feet in height, and will be kept 2 locked at all times, except when accepting or releasing an impounded vehicle. 2. The Police impoundment area shall have an all-weather surface that makes delivery and release of vehicles feasible in all weather conditions. 3. The Police impoundment area shall have a sign posted at the main entrance, clearly visible and readable from the street, displaying the words "North Richland Hills Police Impoundment Area", the correct street address of the impoundment area, the telephone number where a vehicle release may be obtained, and the hours during which a vehicle may be obtained for release. 4. The Police impoundment area will be served by a lighting system capable of providing at least one foot candle of illumination where the vehicles are maintained, and at least .. five foot candles of illumination at the entrance and in the traffic lanes inside the fenced perimeter. 5. Access into the Police impoundment area will be restricted to Authorized Police Personnel and tÌ1e agents of the wrecker service authorized to make pulls for the Police Department. , All other unauthorized entry into the impoundment area will be considered trespassing, and violators will be prosecuted according to prevailing State Law. 6. All vehicles pulled by the Police Department wrecker under the authority of the Police Department and all pulls of city owned vehicles wil] be impounded in the Police impoundment area unless a ranking supervisor in the Police Department authorizes different, but comparable impoundment accommoda- tions for investigative reasons. 7. Release of vehicles from the Police impoundment area is the sole responsibility of the Police Department. No release will be obtained without proper authorization from the Police Department. SECTION III. Application for Permit Consideration for approval for a wrecker permit to operate on the rotation wrecker listing will be contingent on the applicant's compliance with the standards and requirements set forth herein. 1. No firm, corporation, partnership, or individual will be placed on the rotation wrecker list for the City of North Richland Hills unless they possess a current wrecker service permit from the City, all wrecker drivers hold current wrecker driver permits from the City, and are approved to operate the same. 2. No firm, corporation, partnership, or individual shall be permitted under more than one company name to hold more than one listing on the rotation wrecker list at any time. 3 3. No firm, corporation, partnership, or individual will be permitted to remove a vehicle from a location under police control or direction without having a current permit from the City of North Richland Hills affixed to the wrecker certifying compliance with all the requirements set forth. 4. An applicant for a wrecker service permit must meet or exceed all of the following requirements: a. The wrecker service must have, in continuous serviceable operation, at least three (3) wrecker units. b. Each wrecker service shall have at least, but not limited to one wheel lift type towing unit or equivalent that can safely complete damage-free towing in a timely manner. c. The wrecker service shall have a trailer capable of carrying motorcycles, and dolly equipment capable of moving partial vehicles or vehicles with no wheels. .' d. Fach wrecker shall be not less than one ton in size and will be equipped with a boom, cable, tow bar, and a power takeoff winch capable of towing and winching normal sized vehicles (rated 8,000 pounds lift capacity minimum). . e. Each wrecker shall carry as standard equipment: safety chains, a fire extinguisher, wrecking bar, broom, axe, flat blade shovel, flares, fusee, flags, and scotch blocks; and shall be equipped with emergency overhead rotating beacons with amber lenses visible up to at least 500 feet. f. Each wrecker shall have a chain separate from the sling and cable assembly securely affixed to the boom or bed of the towing vehicle capable of being attached to the frame or secured to the towed vehicle for safety purposes. This chain must be in use if a vehicle is being towed. g. Each wrecker shall have the name, address, and phone number of the wrecker company inscribed on each side door thereof in non-magnetic letters of not less than three inches in height, contrasting in color from the painted surface they are on. h. Each wrecker that is included on the Police rotation wrecker listing will be required to be radio equipped for communications with the North Richland Hills Police Department on a frequency designated by the Chief of Police or his designated representative. i. Each wrecker to be permitted will be inspected by the Chief of Police or his designated representative prior to approval to insure compliance with the above listed requirements. 5. Each wrecker company applying for a service permit shall pay a non-refundable $30.00 yearly application fee. Wrecker Service Permit Fees, once approved, shall be $10.00 annually for each wrecker for which a permit is desired and $5.00 annually for each driver permit desired. 4 6. All applications for wrecker service permits must furnish the Chief of Police or a designated police representative with the following: a. Information divulging the names, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, social security account number, addresses, telephone numbers, fingerprints and a recent photograph of all partners, individuals, or corporations which possess any equity interest in the applicant wrecker service. Individuals, partners, or corporations who may not have an equity interest in the applicant wrecker service, but serve in a capacity of managing any or all of the business affairs of the applicant wrecker service must also be included. b. A written application for each wrecker to be permitted in the City listing size, capacity, year, make, model, Vehicle Identification Number, registration, equipment description and any other information specified on the wrecker application form provided. c. The location of the applicant's storage facility where damaged or inoperative vehicles might ÌJe taken for safekeeping. d. A drawing of the applicant's storage facility showing size in feet, parking surface composition, lighting, and security facilities. Hours of operation and storage facility liability insurance coverage shall also be provided. e. A copy of insurance policies that list all covered vehicles held by the wrecker company indicating the coverages and amounts. Minimum Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage for each wrecker vehicle will be no less than $100,000/$300,000/$100,000. f. All individual permit applications for each wrecker driver that will operate a wrecker within the City of North Richland Hills. Individual permit applications shall state the full name, driver's license number (Class A or Class B), address and telephone number, along with other required information, including applicant's fingerprints, a recent photograph, and a notarized statement attesting to the correctness of the information submitted by the applicant. Fingerprints will be obtained by Police Department personnel at no cost to the applicant. g. A listing of all persons employed at the company's storage facility or general office which shall include each individual's full name, age, date of birth, address, telephone number, driver's license, and social security number. 5 7. The written application must contain a sworn statement by the owner or agent that the permitted wrecker service will comply with the standard and customary charges set forth in this ordinance. 8. It will be the responsibility of the wrecker company owner to maintain current and updated information on file with the Chief of Police or his designated representative. Updates involving changes in ownership, address, phone number, or personnel must be reported immediately. If a permitted driver's employment is terminated with a permitted wrecker company, that driver's permit becomes void. No new or substitute driver will be permitted until the required application and fees are received and an investigation conducted. Any changes or replacement of required vehicular hardware must be reported within 72 hours of the change and will be subject to inspection by the designated police representative to insure compliance with this ordinance. 0" Replacement equipment must meet the requirements of this ordinance. 9. All wrecker companies desiring to be placed on the rotation wrecker list shall certify that all cars towed from within the City limits of North Richland Hills will be stored in facilities designated by the Police Department or any such location agreed upon by the owner/driver of the vehicle and the wrecker company. All such wrecker company storage facilities will comply with the requirements set forth by the ordinance of the City in which they are located or by applicable state laws. They shall be enclosed by a permanent, secure fence and the gate shall remained locked. Wrecker company storage facilities must be located within 4 miles of the North Richland Hills City Limits. 10. Wrecker companies desiring to be placed on the rotation wrecker list shall carry Garage Keepers Extra Legal liability insurance to cover all vehicles stored; including damage due to fire, explosion, theft, riot, vandalism, and collision. 11. The rotation wrecker list shall be used for all vehicles in which a pull is requested through the Police Department by the owner/driver of a vehicle in which the owner/driver has no preference of a wrecker company. 6 ·- 12. The Chief of Police or his representative shall issue permits to applicants complying with the provisions of this ordinance after the completed application (along with applicable fees) have been received, and the police repre- sentative has conducted an investigation on each applicant, owner, driver and agent of the applicant company. All permits shall expire annually at 12:00 noon on September 30. 13. All wrecker permits lower left corner operated within the shall be of the City. visibly displayed on the inside rear window of each wrecker 14. All wrecker services companies must comply with all applicable State statutes including but not limited to the Litter Abatement Act, the Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act, Garage Storage of Vehicles, Storage Lots, and others covering the operation of wreckers, wrecker companies and their facilities, equipment, and personnel. . .. Incomplete applications will not be accepted or considered. SECTION IV. Rejection of Application for Permits An application for permit may be rejected if any wrecker company is found guilty of any of the following circumstances: 1. Failure to complete the Permit Application paperwork. 2. Failure to cooperate with the designated representative during required for permit approval. Chief of Police or his any of the investigations 3. Refusal to provide information as required by application. the 4. Refusal to submit to inspections of facilities or equipment. 5. Failure to pay required fees. 6. Any individual, partner, firm or corporation having a material interest in the wrecker service requesting said application being under indictment for, being convicted of, or having received probation for, any felony offense. Further, the application will be rejected if any individual, partner, firm or corporation having a material interest in the wrecker service requesting said application has had an Information filed, has been convicted of or has received probation for any misdemeanor offense where the defendant could be punished by confinement in the County Jailor other penal facility. 7 7. Concerning application for wrecker driver permits: a. Any wrecker driver who is an applicant shall be rejected if the applicant driver is violation of the guidelines set out in Section IV, Item number 6 which deals with felony or misdemeanor activity. b. Any wrecker driver applicant who does not hold a valid, current Texas Driver's License authorizing him to operate said wrecker with a vehicle in tow will be rejected. c. Any wrecker driver applicant whose driver's license is currently suspended will be rejected. d. Any wrecker driver applicant whose driving record includes more than three moving violations or chargeable collisions, or a combination of either in the past three years shall be rejected. SECTION V , .. The Rotation Wrecker Listing All wrecker service companies desiring to be called for wrecker service by the City of North Richland Hills shall request in writing to be placed on the rotation wrecker list maintained by the Police Department. The rotation wrecker listing will consist of permitted wrecker services who are requested by citizens through the Police Department when the citizen has no specific wrecker to request, and the vehicle is being towed to an area or location other than the Police Impoundment Area. 1. The Police Department shall maintain a Rotation Wrecker List. The list shall be maintained in alphabetical order which shall contain the name and addresses of each wrecker service company permitted. The first wrecker company on the list shall be notified. After the company at the top of the list receive a call then the company's name shall be placed on the bottom of the list and the next company shall be moved to the top of the list and it shall receive the next call. This process shall 1:e repeated until each company providing wrecker service on the list has received a call, then the process will start over. 2. When a wrecker service is requested by the Police Department to make a call and the said company agrees to make the call then the company shall immediately proceed to the scene of the call. The company shall be given a reasonable length of time in which to reach the location. If the wrecker service answering the call has not reached the location within a reasonable length of time, the officer at the scene may elect to call the next wrecker service on the list and that company shall have priority over that particular call. In the event that the wrecker service fails to comply with the provisions of this ordinance by failing to proceed to the designated place wi thin a reasonable length of time, this wrecker service shall be removed from the top of the list and placed at the bottom. In normal weather or traffic condi tions, "reasonable time" shall be construed as thirty minutes maximum. Should special equipment be needed or special circumstances exist that can be justified to police 8 officers at the scene causing a longer delay, "reasonable time" shall be construed as being forty five minutes maximum. 3. All wrecker services desiring to be placed on the Rotation Wrecker Lists which are called for wrecker service shall comply with the following schedule of rates. 1. Base Charge Wrecker Pulls (Normal) $45.00 2. Additional Charges to Base Charge a. Use of Dollies 25.00 b. Winching/Waiting/Standby Hourly Rate 60.00 (Fifteen Minute Increments) c. Drop Drive Shaft 15.00 d. Pulls 1 1/2 ton and greater 75.00 Waiting time first fifteen minutes, No Charge. 4. Vehicles pulled by rotation wreckers must be available to be released from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturdays. Vehicles can be picked up on Sundays by appointment with the rotation wrecker company responsible for the tow. 5. No damaged or inoperative motor vehicle or trailer shall be removed by the owner or a wrecker service company from the scene of a collision or vehicle accident without notifica- tion to the North Richland Hills Police Department. 6. No person shall drive a wrecker to or near the scene of an accident within the City of North Richland Hills unless such person has been called to the scene by the owner of the vehicle or his authorized representative or by the Police Department. Each such wrecker operator, when called by the owner of a disabled vehicle or his authorized representa- tive, shall notify the Police Dispatcher before proceeding to the scene of the disabled vehicle. 7. Debris at Accident Scene to be Removed Each wrecker company called to the scene of an accident shall completely remove from the street all resulting wreckage or debris, including all broken glass, before leaving the site. SECTION VI. Non-consent wreckers: No person or firm shall operate a wrecker or wrecker business in any manner, directly or indirectly, within the city limits for the purpose of towing a vehicle without the direct and expressed consent of the owner of the vehicle being towed unless a permit has been issued for the operation of the wrecker by the City of North Richland Hi 11 s . 9 SECTION VII. Solicitation of Wrecker Business Prohibited - No persons shall solicit any wrecker business in any manner, directly or indirectly, on the streets of North Richland Hills at or near the scene of an accident or of wrecked or disabled vehicles. SECTION VIII. Exceptions - an "Owners Request Wrecker" towing a vehicle under the direction of the vehicle owner is not required to meet the requirements of storage facilities, minimum number of wrecker units or extra insurance as required in Section III of this ordinance. However, said wrecker shall be required to meet equipment and permit requirements, as set forth in this ordinance, to tow a vehicle from any police department controlled scene or facili ty. SECTION IX. No ßmployee of the City of North Richland Hills shall recommend to any person, directly or indirectly, either by word, gesture, sign or otherwise, the name of any particular person or firm engaged in the wrecker business, nor shall any city employee influence or attempt to influence in any manner a decision of a person in choosing or selecting a wrecker operator. SECTION X. The Chief of Police or his authorized representative shall enforce this ordinance and make such inspection of facilities as deemed necessary. Any variance from the provisions of this ordinance must be approved in advance in writing by the Chief ùf Police. SECTION X1. The Police Department Wrecker Service The Police Department wrecker service shall be used for all vehicles on which a pull is required by the Police Department and called by Police authority to be towed to the Police Impoundment Area; such as illegally parked, inoperable, abandoned vehicles, vehi'2les involved in accidents where the owner is unable to request a wrecker, in situations where the driver is hospitalized or incarcerated, or vehicles seized or held as evidence in a criminal case. 1. The Police Department wrecker contract will be awarded on an annual basis through a competitive bid process, said contract to be effective October 1st of each year. 2. If a wrecker service desires to bid for the Police Department wrecker contract, the following requirements must be me t : a. The wrecker service mus t have complied with all the requirements for a rotation wrecker listing as detailed in Sections III, IV, V, VI, and VIII. b. The wrecker service must have valid City of North Richland Hills wrecker permits for all wrecker units and wrecker drivers. 10 " . c. The wrecker service must have in continuous, serviceable operation, at least three (3) wrecker units. It is not required for a bidding wrecker service to hold a listing on the rotation wrecker list, however if a wrecker service desires to be the operating police department wrecker, and operate as a rotation wrecker, at least four (4) --COntinuously operating permitted wrecker units must be maintained. The Police Department wrecker service company must agree to comply with directives given by Police Department personnel during police department pulls, towing vehicles to the police impoundment area or any other location specified by the police department for investigative purposes. The Police Department wrecker service company will be responsible for all pulls made under police authority, whatever the load demand. The Police Department wrecker service must equip all wrecker uni~s with both receiver and transmitter capability for communications with the Police Department on a frequency designated by the Police Department. d. e. f. 3. The Police Department wrecker service will not possess any right or privilege, express or implied, for usage of the police impoundment area, except where specifically authorized under this ordinance. 4. Agents, owners, and employees of the Police Department Wrecker service shall not remove or dismantle vehicles or parts of vehicles, nor remove or authorize removal of property from any vehicle or parts of vehicles impounded in the police impoundment area. SECTION XI1. Suspension of Permits Permits issued to wrecker services operating in the City of North Richland Hills are valid for the period specified or until suspended by the Chief of Police. 1. Wrecker permits issued to wrecker units may be suspended for any of the following reasons. a. Willful noncompliance with permit standards as detailed in Section III. b. Any condition created since original permit approval that would have been grounds for rejection under Section IV. c. Habitual failures to respond to requests for service from the police department. d. Knowingly falsifying, misrepresenting, or omitting information on the application for a permit. e. Failure to allow inspection of equipment, facilities, or records by the Chief of Police or his designated representative. f. Failure to respond in a timely fashion to calls from 11 the police department as per Section V, Item #2 of this Ordinance. 2. Wrecker driver permits issued to individual drivers may be suspended for any of the following reasons: a. b. c. d. e. . f. . Any condition created since original permit approval that would have been grounds for rejection under Section IV, subsection 9. Driving the wrecker unit in violation of the Texas Motor Vehicle Laws, unless specifically ordered to do so by a police officer. Driving under the influence of intoxicants. Having his driver's license suspended by the Texas Department of Public Safety for any reason. An arrest, charge, or indictment for any felony or a misdemeanor where a person, if convicted, could be punished by confinement in a penal facility. An accumulative driving record showing more than three moving violations or chargeable collisions, or á combination of either during the term of the permit. SECTION XIII. Appeal of Suspensions 1. If a wrecker permit or wrecker driver permit is suspended by the Chief of Police, and the company owner or wrecker driver affected wishes to appeal the suspension, he may do so, in writing to the City Manager. A copy of the appeal should be forwarded to the ùffice of the Chief of Police to serve as notice of appeal. If the suspension is sustained by the City Manager, the company owner or wrecker driver affected may appeal the decision to the North Richland Hills City Council. The appeal should be made in writing, and copies forwarded to the Chief of Police, and the City Manager, to serve as notice of appeal. The decision of the City Council shall be final. 2. After suspension of the permit in question by the Chief of Police, and upon notice of appeal of the decision to suspend, said suspension shall be commuted to an administrative probation status for the permit holder until a final decision is rendered, or the appeal is withdrawn. During the administrative probationary period, prior to final disposition, the permit holder will be allowed to operate "business as usual" pending a final decision, without restriction, unless such a violation of law has occurred as a basis for the suspension, that it is in the best interest of the citizens of North Richland Hills to impose certain restrictions. It shall be the discretion of the Chief of Police, as approved by the City Manager, to impose such restrictions on the permit holder as may be necessary to potentially protect the interests, the peace, and the dignity of the citizens of North Richland Hills. 3. If, on appeal, the suspension is overruled, then the permit holder shall he removed from administrative probation 12 · status, and returned to normal status with no further inconvenience imposed. 4. If, on appeal, the suspension is sustained, the permit holder shall surrender such permit fcund to be suspended to the Chief of Police or his representative immediately after the rendering of a final decision. SECTION XIV. Storage Fees The vehicle storage fees to be applied to impounded vehicles shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per day. SECTION XV. Penalties for Violation " " Any firm, corporation, partnership, or individual who shall operate a wrecker without a permit, or while a permit is under suspension, or knowingly violates any section of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction in a court of jurisdiction, be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00). SECTION XV1. If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstituti.onal, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this code. PASSED AND APPROVED t~hDJJ!:tember Dan Echols - Mayor , 1 9 .ß.L.. ATTEST: 13 LEGAL AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS: COUNTY OF TARRANT Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally ap- peared Virginia Rankinknown to me to be a credible person, who first being sworn, deposed and upon her oath said: That she is the C.A.D. of the Mid Cities Daily , a newspa- per which has been regularly and continuously published and of general circulation in the City/Town of , for a period of Hurst more than one year next preceding the first publication of the attached and that he caused said notice to be published in LRgF.ll said newspaper on the following date(s). 10/6/87 That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as published on said date(s) in said Sworn to and subscribed before 19~. ,. ./ L:L' /.... /.t ..-¿¿"----:P'L- L.£-¡?/ day ofJc to~er 14(~jA/ÎAâ/ 7ItJL Notary Public, DALLAS County, Texas ORDINANCE NO. 1490 OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS An ordinance establish- ing a vehicle storage fa- cility maintained by the Police Depart'ment and procedures for its oper- ation; establishing re- quirements and stand- ards for Police De- partment franchise wreckers, pertaining to wrecker equipment and the operation of wreck- er companies; establish- ing a permit system for Police Department ap- proved wreckers, in- cluding criteria for meeting approval, con- ditions for maintaining a wrecker permit, crite- ria for suspension or cancellation of a permit, and a wrecker permit fee; establishing an au- thorized rotation wreck- er list for citizen re- quested wrecker pulls; establishing a single au- thorized wrecker for wrecker pulls made un- der police authority; providing for a fine not 10 excess of $200 for vio- lation of this ordinance; establishing rate fees that wrecker companies may charge for pulls made under this permit and providing for a sav- ings cl~use. Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hlfls, Texas this 28th day of September, 1987. /s/ Dan Echols Dan Echols, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Jeanette Rewis Jeanette Rewis, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY /s/ Rex McEntire Rex McEntire, Attorney for tbe City MCDN CPN #761 PUB.: 10/(>/87