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12 1. In the absence of a contract between a towing business <br /> or towing service and the City to provide police impounds. In lieu <br /> of licensing for police impounds,the City is authorized to contract <br /> with tow businesses for towing services and police impounds, <br /> including storage for police impounds. The City may, in addition <br /> to such other provisions deemed appropriate by the City., <br /> incorporate into the terms of such a contract some or all of the <br /> provisions of this section relevant to Class A licensee <br /> requirements. <br /> 2.-Whenalternative towing services are requiredcautse <br /> the towing businesses having a contract(s)with the City is/are <br /> unavailable to provide police impounds. <br /> C. The police department is authorized to establish and <br /> maintain a list of licensees who are qualified for police impounds. <br /> Licensees who,in addition to the other requirements for licensing <br /> under this chapter,possess a current letter of appointment from the <br /> Washington State Patrol for Zone 3 as established by the <br /> Washington State Patrol are qualified for police impounds. Such <br /> list shall be reviewed at least annually to determine if licensees <br /> listed thereon still possess a current letter of appointment. <br /> Licensees qualified for police impounds shall be rated class A <br /> licensees. <br /> D. Class A List. <br /> 1. The list of qualified class A licensed towing businesses <br /> shall be used in connection with the impounding or removal of <br /> disabled or abandoned vehicles or vehicles which may be <br /> impounded under provisions of law by order of the police. <br /> 2. When a person makes a request to the police department <br /> or police dispatcher for towing services when the vehicle is not <br /> subject to impound,the request shall be treated as a nonpreference <br /> matter and the request shall be referred to a qualified class A <br /> licensee in the same manner as if the police were requesting the <br /> towing service pursuant to an impound. <br /> E. All referrals under subsection D of this section shall be <br /> distributed on a rotation basis among qualified class A licensees <br /> who have notified the police depaitment in writing of their <br /> willingness to accept such referrals. <br /> F. Except-in regard to-impounzls;mothing-in-this-chapter <br /> shall be construed to preclude any person from requestingthe <br /> services of a licensed towing business of their choice,unless in the <br /> opinion of the police department, accommodating such request <br /> would result in undue delay or the maintenance of a hazardous <br /> situation or condition. <br /> a Any licensee desiring to participate in police-requested <br /> towing services and impounds shall make a written request of the <br /> rchief of police to be placed on the list of class A licensees. If the <br /> 10 ,) <br /> 7 <br />