The system of administrative adjudication of any City ordinance violation authorized to be adjudicated hereunder shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
(A) Violation notice of any ordinance violation including violations of the City Motor Vehicles and Traffic Code, other than any offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar offense that is a traffic regulation governing the movement of vehicles and except for any reportable offense under section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (hereinafter the "City Motor Vehicle Code") shall be issued by the persons authorized under this Code and shall contain information and shall be certified and constitute prima facie evidence of the violation cited as hereinafter set forth.
(B) All full time, part time, and auxiliary police officers and members of the Building Department, as well as other specifically authorized individuals of any City department, shall have the authority to issue violation notices.
(C) Any individual authorized hereby to issue violation notices and who detects an ordinance violation authorized to be adjudicated under this chapter or a violation of any section of any City ordinance is authorized to issue a notice of violation thereof and shall make service thereof as if hereinafter set forth.
(D) The violation notice shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following information:
1. The name and address of the party violating the ordinance, if known.
2. The date, time and place of the violation (date of issuance).
3. The type and nature of the ordinance violated.
4. Vehicle make and state registration number (with respect to city motor vehicle code violations).
5. The names of witnesses to the violation.
6. The identification number of the person issuing the notice (with respect to city motor vehicle code violations)
7. The citation/docket number, date, and location of the administrative hearing on the violation.
8. If applicable to the violation in question, the amount of the fine as set by this Code that may be paid by any party admitting to a violation in lieu of attendance at a hearing.
(E) The date of the hearing shall not be less than thirty (30) nor more than forty (40) days after the violation is reported. (Ord. 3143, 6-3-2019; amd. Ord. 3204, 7-20-2020)