(a) Every hearing for the adjudication of a parking violation charge under this chapter shall be held before a hearing officer.
(b) At a hearing, the parking citation is prima facie proof of its contents and the officer or other authorized person who issued the parking citation is not required to be present; except, that the issuing officer or other authorized person shall be present at a scheduled administrative adjudication hearing if requested by the person charged or by the hearing officer.
(c) At a hearing, the hearing officer shall hear and consider evidence presented by the city and by the person charged. The formal rules of evidence do not apply to a hearing under this division, and the hearing officer shall make a decision based upon a preponderance of the evidence presented at the hearing, after giving due weight to all presumptions and prima facie evidence established by this division or other applicable law.
(d) At the conclusion of an instanter or a scheduled administrative adjudication hearing, the hearing officer shall immediately render an order or decision, either by:
(1) finding the person charged liable for the parking violation, assessing the applicable civil fine and any penalties and other costs in accordance with this division, and notifying the person of the right to appeal to municipal court; or
(2) finding the person charged not liable for the parking violation.