(a) The city’s Parking Violations Bureau is hereby established pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4521.04. The Parking Violations Bureau shall be within the Department of Finance for the city. The Parking Violations Bureau has jurisdiction over each parking infraction that occurs within the territory of the city. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, each parking infraction that occurs within the jurisdiction of the Parking Violations Bureau and the enforcement of each such parking infraction shall be handled pursuant to and be governed by the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The operating costs of the Parking Violations Bureau shall be paid by the city. The Mayor shall appoint a Violations Clerk and one or more hearing examiners, and the Director of the city’s Department of Finance shall appoint or designate necessary clerical employees. No person shall be employed as a hearing examiner unless the person is an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state or formerly was employed as a law enforcement officer. For the purpose of this subdivision, the term
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
has the meaning ascribed to it by Ohio R.C. § 2901.01.
(c) The fine, penalties, fees and costs established for a parking infraction shall be collected, retained and disbursed by the Violations Clerk if the parking infraction out of which the fine, penalties, fees and costs arose occurred within the jurisdiction of the Parking Violations Bureau. The Violations Clerk shall issue tickets for parking infractions to law enforcement officers for the city, and prescribe conditions for their issuance and accountability. The fine, penalties, fees and costs collected by the Violations Clerk for a parking infraction shall be disbursed by the Violations Clerk to the city.
(d) The Mayor shall have authority to contract pursuant to the Charter with any non-governmental entity to provide services in processing, collecting and enforcing parking tickets issued by law enforcement officers and civil judgments and default civil judgments entered pursuant to this chapter. All contracts entered into by the Violations Clerk shall be subject to approval of Council and the Mayor. No contract shall affect the responsibilities of hearing examiners as prescribed in this chapter, or the ultimate responsibility of the Violations Clerk to collect, retain and disburse fines, penalties, fees and costs for parking infractions and moneys paid in satisfaction of judgments and default judgment entered pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. 77-89, passed 11-21-1989)