(A) Any person or owner of a vehicle cited for a violation of this ordinance, rule, regulation or order of the Town pertaining to parking, may request in writing, on a form prescribed by the Chief of Police, a formal hearing before a Parking Violations Hearing Officer(s) within fifteen (15) days of issuance of a parking violation citation.
(B) The Mayor shall appoint parking violation hearing officer(s) other than a police officer, persons working in the Police Department or person(s) authorized to issue tickets. Such officer(s) shall serve for a term of two (2) years from the effective date of appointment.
(C) The hearing officer(s) shall be empowered to hear appeals from the issuance of parking violation citations and take such other actions in processing parking violations as authorized by State statutes and Town ordinances and regulations.
(D) Procedure.
(1) In scheduling a formal appeal hearing, the appellant shall be notified by mail of the place and the time of hearing. Such notice shall be provided at least fifteen (15) days, but not more than thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled hearing date.
(2) The procedure for the hearing shall be informal as to the rules of evidence, but testimony shall be taken under oath or affirmation.
(3) The provisions of this section shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of applicable State statutes and Town ordinances.
(4) In considering an appeal, the hearing officer(s) may consider all relevant facts and circumstances and may require personal appearance of the appellant and issuing officer.
(5) Should the hearing officer(s) find in favor of the appellant, he/she shall so certify to the Town and the record of the citation shall be removed from the files of the Town.
(6) Should the hearing officer(s) find the issuance of the citation proper, he/she shall so certify to the Town and inform the appellant of the applicable fine.
(7) If such violation is not paid on the date of the judgment of the hearing officer(s), the Town shall send, by first-class mail, a notice of the penalty assessment to the person found liable and shall file, not less than thirty (30) days nor more than twelve (12) months after such mailing, a certified copy of the notice of penalty assessment with the Clerk of the Superior Court for the geographical area of New Haven, together with an entry fee as required by statute. The certified copy of the notice of penalty assessment shall constitute a record of assessment. Within such twelve (12) month period, assessments against the same person may be accrued and filed as one record of assessment. The Clerk shall enter judgment in the amount of such record of assessment and court costs against such person in favor of the Town. Notwithstanding any other provision of the General Statutes, the hearing officer(s) assessment, when so entered as a judgment, shall have the effect of a civil money judgment and a Levy of execution on such judgment may issue without further notice to such person.
(C.G.S. § 7-152b).