(a) Appointment. The Village Manager shall appoint one or more Code Enforcement Administrators to perform the functions set forth in this article. The Code Enforcement Administrator may be an employee of the Village or may be an independent contractor or agency contracted by the Village Manager and be compensated in an amount, as determined by the Village Manager.
(b) Authority and Jurisdiction. The Code Enforcement Administrator is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to:
(1) Promulgate rules and regulations reasonably required to manage and operate the Administrative Hearing System;
(2) Adopt, distribute, and process all notices as may be required under this article, or as may reasonably be required to carry out the purpose of this article;
(3) Collect payments made as a result of fines and/or penalties assessed and transmit such payments to the Director of Finance;
(4) Certify reports to the Illinois Secretary of State concerning initiation of suspension of driving privileges in accordance with the provisions of this article and those of 625 ILCS 5/6-306.5;
(5) Refer to the Finance Director the collection of unpaid fines and penalties through private collection agencies that the Village may retain or by filing complaints in the Circuit Court of Lake County and the Circuit Court of Cook County; or select or appoint an individual or agency to act on behalf of the Village in filing complaints, seeking judgments for unpaid fines or penalties and pursuing all post-judgment remedies available under current law;
(6) Certify copies of findings, decisions and orders adjudicated pursuant to this article, and any factual reports verifying the findings, decisions and orders that are issued in accordance with this article or the laws of the State of Illinois; and
(7) Oversee the operation and maintenance of the computer programs for the Administrative Hearing System, including, without limitation:
(A) Inputting information for Violation Notices;
(B) Establishing an annual calendar of Hearing dates and deadlines for submittal of Violation Notices for each Hearing date;
(C) Recording fine and penalty assessment and payments;
(D) Issuing payment receipts;
(E) Issuing notices of Hearing dates, notices of default, and such other notices as may be necessary to implement the Administrative Hearing System, and final notices; and
(F) Keeping accurate records of appearances and non-appearances at Hearings, requests for adjudication by mail, pleas entered, final determinations of the Hearing Officer, fines, and other penalties assessed and paid.
(8) Postpone or continue a violator's Hearing to a later Hearing date, if such request is made prior to the first scheduled Hearing date. (Ord. O-24-28, 9-3-2024)