(a) Fines. All fines and other monies to be paid to the Village in accordance with this article shall be remitted to the Village and deposited in the appropriate Village account as designated by the Village Manager.
(b) Debt to the Village. Any fine, penalty, or part of any fine or penalty assessed in accordance with the provisions of this article and remaining unpaid after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust, administrative procedures under this article and the conclusion of any judicial review procedures, shall be a debt due and owing the Village, and, as such, may be collected in accordance with applicable law and as provided in this Section.
(c) Enforcement as Judgment. After expiration of the period that judicial review under the Illinois Administrative Review Law may be sought, unless stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction, the findings, decision, and order of the Hearing Officer may be enforced in the same manner as a judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) Liability for Village Enforcement Expenses. If the violator fails to comply with a judgment ordering the violator to correct a Violation or imposing any fine or other sanction, the Village's Enforcement Expenses, after they are fixed by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by a Hearing Officer in accordance with the Section, shall be a debt due and owing the Village and may be collected in accordance with applicable law, including, without limitation, drawing against any Compliance Bond.
(e) Lien on Property. In addition to all other enforcement action set forth in this article, the Hearing Officer, after providing the notice and opportunity to be heard, in accordance with the Section, shall have the right to impose a lien on the real estate or personal estate, or both, of the violator in the amount of any debt due and owing the Village for any Violation adjudicated under this article, including any and all Enforcement Expenses.
(f) Final Notice and Hearing. Prior to (i) imposing Enforcement Expenses pursuant to this Section; or (ii) imposing a lien pursuant to this Section, the Hearing Officer shall conduct a Hearing pursuant to notice sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, not less than seven days prior to the date of the Hearing. The violator's failure to appear at such Hearing shall not preclude the Hearing Officer from imposing Enforcement Expenses or a lien. (Ord. O-24-28, 9-3-2024)