(a) The City of Avon Lake Parking Violations Bureau, hereinafter called the Parking Violations Bureau or the Bureau, is hereby established pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4521.04. The Parking Violations Bureau shall be a division within the office of the Finance Department. The Parking Violations Bureau has jurisdiction over each parking infraction that occurs within the territory of the City.
(b) The operating costs of the Parking Violations Bureau shall be paid by the City. The Mayor shall appoint a Violations Clerk, hearing examiners and necessary clerical employees. No person shall be employed as a hearing examiner unless the person is an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this State or was formerly employed as a law enforcement officer.
(c) The fine, penalties, fees and costs established for a parking infraction, as established in Section 452.15 of these Codified Ordinances, shall be collected, retained and disbursed by the Violations Clerk if the parking infraction which occasioned the fine, penalties, fees and costs occurred within the jurisdiction of the Bureau. The Violations Clerk shall issue blank tickets for parking infractions to the Chief of Police for the City who shall prescribe conditions for issuance and accountability. The fine, penalties, fees and costs collected by the Violations Clerk for a parking infraction shall be disbursed by such Clerk to the City.
(d) The Mayor has authority, with Council approval, to contract with any nongovernmental entity to provide services in the processing, collecting and enforcing of parking tickets issued by law enforcement officers, and civil and default civil judgments entered pursuant to this chapter. No contract shall affect the responsibilities of hearing examiners or the ultimate responsibility of the Violations Clerk to collect, retain and disburse fines, penalties, fees and costs for parking infractions and money paid in satisfaction of judgments and default judgments entered pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. 122-95. Passed 7-24-95.)