Appointment of official towers; license; term of license.

a. 

The Ramsey Police Department shall appoint persons or companies meeting the criteria set forth in this section and engaged in the business of offering the services of a motor vehicle towing or wrecker service, whereby damaged or disabled motor vehicles are towed or otherwise removed from the place where they are damaged or disabled, by use of a tow vehicle, as defined in this section. Such persons or companies shall be known as "official towers."

b. 

Official towers shall be identified by means of a license that shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this section.

c. 

Not less than 75 days prior to the beginning of each two-year term of an official tower's license, the Borough shall advertise for applications for towing licenses for providing towing services pursuant to this section. The advertisement shall be published in the legal newspapers of the Borough.

d. 

All applicants shall submit their applications at least 60 days prior to the commencement date for each two-year period, and the applications shall be reviewed in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section. The award of a license to the successful applicants shall be subject to compliance with the license requirements of this section.

e. 

For the purposes of the licenses to be awarded, pursuant to this chapter, licenses issued thereafter shall be for a two-year period commencing on January 12 of the year in which they were issued and terminating two years thereafter.

f. 

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section that provide for a two-year term of the license, official towers shall submit no later than December 1 of each year that the tow license is in effect, a detailed certification certifying that the official tower meets the requirements of this section in regard to the issuance of licenses. Said certification shall be submitted to the Ramsey Police Department for review and approval by the designated administrative officers. Failure to submit the certification or failure to continue to abide by the requirements of this section in regard to the issuance of a towing license shall subject the official tower to revocation of the license in accordance with the procedures contained herein.