B. The voting members of the Board shall be: the Business License Director or an appropriate designee; the Executive Director of the Port of Portland or appropriate designee; the Chief of Police or an appropriate designee; the Traffic Engineer or appropriate designee; the Sheriff of Multnomah County or an appropriate designee; and three members of the general public with no affiliation with the towing industry, appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council to serve for a period of 2 years. The Mayor shall designate one of the eight voting members to serve as the Chair, who shall so serve at the Mayor’s pleasure.

C. The two nonvoting members shall be representatives of the towing industry appointed by the Mayor to serve for 1 year subject to confirmation by the Council.

D. All members of the Board shall serve without pay, except that they may receive their regular salary during the time spent on matters of the Board. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in accordance with the appointment procedures described above.

E. If any member of the Board is absent from more than three regularly scheduled meetings of the Board during a single calendar year, without having notified the Chair in advance of such absence, such member shall be deemed to have resigned from the Board and the position shall thereafter be vacant and subject to appointment.

B. The Board is empowered to hold public hearings to establish a fair rate of payment to be received for service performed under the various towing contracts and to determine the payment each towing company shall make to the dispatcher for services rendered.

A. Oversee the operation of and inspect the equipment and personnel qualifications of all parties contracting with the City for towing or dispatching service to determine if they are in compliance with their contracts; and hear and investigate complaints regarding the City’s towing contracts and the performance thereof.

B. Establish dispatching district boundaries and lists of towing companies within each district eligible to be dispatched for tows:

1. In establishing district boundaries, the Board shall consider;

a. The number and location of towing companies certified by the board as eligible for City towing contractors, and;

b. That the purpose of establishing districts is to ensure that a tow truck shall be available in the minimum amount of time possible and no later than 30 minutes after request for tow is received; and a motorist whose vehicle is towed shall have to travel the minimum possible distance to recover his vehicle;

2. The Board is authorized to establish separate district boundaries if necessary for the dispatching of tows to be performed under different forms of contracts.

C. Cancel any towing or dispatching contract under the terms thereof.

A. The towing company’s contract with the City has been revoked or suspended by the Towing Board of Review;

B. The towing company has been directed by the Towing Board of Review to pay a civil penalty; or,