(a) The parking violations bureau shall be composed of one or more hearing officers who shall be appointed by the city council for terms of two years. Hearing officers shall report to and be under the administrative oversight of the director of municipal court services. The city council shall be authorized to remove hearing officers. The director of municipal court services shall be authorized to take disciplinary action against hearing officers other than removal. Hearing officers shall be exempt from the dismissal, suspension and demotion sections in Chapter 2, Article V of the Fort Worth City Code.
(b) Hearing officers shall preside over parking hearings in accordance with this article and shall have the authority to accept pleas, administer oaths and to issue orders compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents.
(c) An order compelling the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents may be enforced by the municipal court.
(Ord. 10107, § 2, passed 5-3-1988; Ord. 13943, § 1, passed 9-21-1999; Ord. 20858-08-2013, § 1, passed 8-13-2013; eff. 8-19-2013)