HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2002-35 RESOLUTION NO. R2002-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM FEES TO
BE CHARGED BY AUTO WRECKER SERVICES IN PERFORMING
POLICE AUTHORIZED AND NONCONSENT TOWS WITHIN THE
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood, Texas (the"City") passed and
adopted an ordinance establishing regulations for wrecker services performing police authorized
and nonconsent tows within the City on the 1 st day of July, 2002;
WHEREAS, the ordinance required the City Council to establish the maximum rates that
can be charged by an auto wrecker service performing police authorized and nonconsent tows
within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City desires to establish such rates; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. The City of Friendswood, Texas, hereby establishes the following fee
schedule setting forth the maximum rates an auto wrecker service shall be permitted to charge for
police authorized and nonconsent tows within the City. Such fees shall be set forth in Appendix
D of the Friendswood City Code. The fee schedule shall be as follows:
a. The standard auto wrecker service charge for towing a vehicle to a
vehicle storage facility or to the place of business of the auto wrecker, shall not
exceed eighty-five and no/100 dollars ($85.00); provided, however, if the
destination of the tow exceeds fifteen (15) miles from the point where the wrecker
picked up the tow, the operator shall be permitted to charge an additional fee not
to exceed two and no/100 dollars ($2.00) for each mile towed in excess of fifteen
(15) miles. This charge shall apply whether the tow is performed during the day,
at night, on a Saturday or Sunday, or on a holiday. If the police department
requires the vehicle to be moved from the location to which it was originally
towed to another location within the City, an additional fee, not to exceed thirty
and no/100 dollars ($30.00),may be charged for transferring the vehicle.
b. The service charge for a heavy-duty wrecker performing police-
authorized or nonconsent tows, where the services of a heavy-duty wrecker are
required, shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five and no/100 dollars ($125.00)
per hour, with a one (1) hour minimum. The time shall begin at the time of
dispatch and end when the vehicle is delivered to the vehicle storage facility or
designated location.
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c. The service charge for removal and replacement of a tire and wheel
assembly required to tow a vehicle shall not exceed twenty and no/100 dollars
($20.00).
d. The service charge for righting an overturned vehicle on level
ground shall not exceed fifty and no/100 dollars ($50.00).
e. The service charge for placement of a vehicle on a dolly or dollies
in order to tow the vehicle shall not exceed one hundred and no/100 dollars
($100.00).
f. The service charge for towing a motorcycle shall not exceed one
hundred and no/100 dollars ($100.00).
g. The charge for up to two (2) hours work on specialized
recoveries of vehicles that are submerged, or in dif�cult terrain, or in other
abnormal locations shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five and no/100 dollars
($125.00); provided, however, if any such specialized recovery takes more than
two (2) hours, the charge shall not exceed sixty-five and no/100 dollars ($65.00)
per hour.
h. The charge for or the storage, preservation, and any required
notifications required of the permitted wrecker operator shall not exceed those
charges established from time to time by the Texas Department of Transportation,
pursuant to the Texas Vehicle Storage Facility Act, as amended, Section 685.001,
et. seq., Texas Transportation Code.
Section 2. The fee schedule approved and adopted in Section 1 hereof shall be
effective from the date this resolution is passed.
PASSED, APPROVED, and RESOLVED this 1�` day of July, 2002.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
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Harold L. Whitaker, Mayor
ATTEST
Deloris McKenzie, T C, City Secretary
R2002-35
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