The mayor and council may appoint any tow truck operator or operators engaged in removing and storing abandoned motor vehicles for the purpose of disposing of certain abandoned vehicles and automobile hulks. Such appointment shall be contingent on the appointee making such reports as the mayor and council may reasonably from time to time require, and on the posting of a surety bond in the amount of $1,000 to compensate the owner of any vehicle that has been unlawfully sold as a result of any negligence or misconduct of the appointee. Such appointment shall be at the pleasure of the mayor and council. (Ord. 1362 § 1, 2017; Ord. 122 § 3, 1969).