A. If the vehicle does not constitute an obstruction to traffic, and the owner/operator of the vehicle is present at the scene and appears competent to determine disposition of the vehicle, the owner/operator may, upon request, make his own arrangements for removal. This does not affect rotational positions.

B. If the vehicle is to be removed from the scene, the owner/operator of the vehicle may make a specific request for a particular tow operator. The request will be honored by the officer of the police department if the requested tow operator is reasonably available and the request is otherwise reasonable in view of the circumstances of the scene. This does not affect rotational positions.

C. When the owner/operator of the vehicle makes no specific request, or when the owner/operator is incapacitated or is unavailable, the officer of the police department shall, when practicable, obtain towing services by notifying the radio communications center and requesting tow service at the location.

D. The city clerk shall specify that tow services obtained by the police department will be on a rotational basis, among designated appointees; provided, that, anytime an appointee is called by the police department for services, but the appointee for whatever reason except those set forth in LMC 10.21.110(A) through (D) does not actually tow the vehicle away from the scene, neither the city nor the vehicle owner/operator shall pay any charges to the towing operator. Such “dry runs” do not affect rotational positions. (Ord. 3404 § 3 (Att. A), 2021; Ord. 2246 § 1, 1999; Ord. 1573 § 2, 1987; Ord. 1201, 1981)