A. Established: There is hereby established a code hearing department of the village of Bensenville. The function of the code hearing department is to expedite the prosecution and correction of code violations in the manner set forth in this chapter.
B. Duties: The code hearing department may adjudicate any violation of a municipal ordinance except for: 1) building code violations that must be adjudicated pursuant to 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-31.1 et seq., in its current form, and as amended from time to time, and 2) any offense under the Illinois vehicle code or similar offense that is a traffic regulation governing the movement of vehicles other than a violation pursuant to an automated traffic law enforcement system which shall be enforced by the code hearing department pursuant to this chapter and except for any reportable offense under section 6-204 of the Illinois vehicle code.
C. Traffic Compliance Administrator: The traffic compliance administrator is authorized and directed to:
1. Operate and manage the system of administrative adjudication of village ordinance and code violations as may be permitted by law and directed by ordinance, including, but not limited to, the automatic traffic law enforcement system governed by this chapter.
2. Adopt, distribute and process all notices as may be required under this chapter or as may be reasonably required to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
3. Collect monies paid as fines and/or penalties assessed after a final determination of liability.
4. Certify copies of final determination of an ordinance violation adjudicated pursuant to this chapter, and any factual reports verifying the final determination of any violation liability which was issued in accordance with this chapter, the laws of the state of Illinois including 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes ("ILCS") 5/11-208.3, as from time to time amended.
5. Certify reports to the secretary of state concerning initiation of suspension of driving privileges in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as hereinafter set forth, and those of 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-306.5.
6. Promulgate rules and regulations reasonably required to operate and maintain the administrative adjudication system hereby created.
7. Collect unpaid fines and penalties through private collection agencies and pursuit of all postjudgment remedies available by current law.
8. Operate and maintain the computer programs, including, but not limited to:
a. Input violation notice information.
b. Establish court dates and notice dates.
c. Record fine and penalty assessment and payments.
d. Issue payment receipts.
e. Issue succeeding notices of hearing dates and/or final determination of liability; issue notices of immobilization; issue notices of impending impoundment; issue notices of impending driver's license suspension, as directed by the traffic compliance administrator in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.
f. Keep accurate records of appearances and nonappearances at administrative hearings, pleas entered, judgments entered, sanctions imposed, if any, fines and penalties assessed and paid.
D. Hearing Room Personnel: Hearing room personnel shall be full time or part time personnel to perform such services as directed by the hearing officer and may be authorized and directed to:
1. Maintain hearing room decorum.
2. Have and execute authority as is granted to courtroom deputies of the circuit court.
3. Perform such other duties or acts as may reasonably be required and as directed by the hearing officer or traffic compliance administrator. (Ord. 12-2008, 3-18-2008)