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• ORDINANCE NO. 2008-47 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING ARTICLE 4, WRECKERS, OF CHAPTER 90, VEHICLES FOR HIRE, OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE TO UPDATE, EXPAND AND CLARIFY CITY REGULATIONS FOR WRECKER SERVICES THAT PERFORM TOWS IN THE CITY; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The current Article 4, Wreckers, of Chapter 90, Vehicles for Hire, of the San Marcos City Code is amended to read as follows: ARTICLE 4. WRECKERS DIVISION 1. GENERALLY Sec. 90.221. Findings and purposes. (a) The city council makes the following findings: (1) The city council wishes to update and clarify the city's regulations pertaining to the rotation system for the performance of police-authorized tows. (2) Fees charged by wrecker services for non-consent tows do not have the benefit of market forces, arms-length negotiation, and competition, and therefore the city should limit the amounts of fees that can be charged for non-consent tows, and members of the public should be notified of the amounts of these fees and of city limitations on the fees. (b) The purposes of this article are as follows: (1) To update and clarify regulations related to the city's rotation system for calling wreckers for police-authorized tows; and (2) To limit the amounts of fees charged for non-consent tows. Sec. 90.222. Scope. (a) The limitations on rates in division 3 of this article apply only to non-consent tows that originate in the city. They do not apply to consent tows, and they do not apply to consent tows or non-consent tows that originate outside the city. (b) The regulations pertaining to the police department rotation system in division 4 of this article apply to wreckers that perform police-authorized tows in the city.