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receiving requests for service pursuant to this Agreement, and shall provide and maintain mobile radio service with all towing units. 8. NOTIFICATION OF OWNER AND LIENHOLDER. A. Upon deposit of a towed vehicle in the storage facility, the Contractor shall send to the registered owner and lienholder of record within five (5) days, by certified mail, a notice specifying the date and place of the tow, the year, make, model, and serial number of the vehicle towed, and the procedure to reclaim the vehicle. A record of this notice shall be retained by the Contractor. B. If a vehicle remains unclaimed after thirty (30) days from the date the notice was sent under paragraph 5A above, a second notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered owner, if any, of the unauthorized vehicle and to all readily identifiable lienholders of record. 9. RELEASE. No vehicle shall be released without proper proof of ownership. Vehicles ordered held by the Police Department shall not be released without written authorization from the Department. Vehicles not kept on a "police hold" shall be released by the Contractor after obtaining proper proof of ownership and proof of current automobile liability insurance, if the vehicle is to be driven out of the impound lot. The Contractor reserves the right to specify the manner of payment for all charges and fees. Contractor agrees to supply personnel and reasonable hours for the release of vehicles. Minimum hours shall be 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, two (2) hours on Saturday, two (2) hours on Sunday, and two (2) hours on holidays, with the exception of Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Easter, when they must be open one (1) hour. Contractor agrees to provide temporary service beyond these hours at the request of the Police Department. The Contractor shall release vehicles after normal business hours within a reasonable time. The Contractor may charge a reasonable service fee above and beyond the normal fee for vehicles released after normal business hours. 10. TOWING AND STORAGE CHARGES. All towing or storage charges shall be the responsibility of the vehicle owner. 11. RECORDS AND REPORTS. Contractor shall prepare a monthly report of all vehicles towed, stored, released, and still held, in a form acceptable to the City. This report shall be forwarded to the Police Department at the same time as payment of the administrative fee referenced in Paragraph 8. The report shall include the reasons why, if any, vehicles towed have not been released. All towing and impound records pertaining to services provided by the Contractor pursuant to this Agreement shall be available for inspection by the City upon request. 12. SALES AND/OR DISPOSAL. When the total of all charges for towing, storage, and other charges equals or exceeds the value of the vehicle impounded and/or the registered owner and lienholder of record voluntarily agree to same, the Contractor shall, with the permission of the Chief of Police, sell the vehicle at a Sheriffs sale or otherwise dispose of the vehicle by lawful means. The Chief of Police may authorize the lawful sale of other vehicles when so requested by the Contractor after proper notification has been made to the registered owner and lienholder of record. The Contractor shall report all transactions of sale or disposal, including the proceeds received, in the monthly report referenced above in Paragraph 9. The Contractor shall keep records and prepare an annual summary report by 188898VI 2