The system of administrative adjudication of the foregoing ordinance violations shall provide for a hearing officer, traffic compliance administrator and hearing room personnel, with the power, authority and limitations as are hereinafter set forth:
A. Hearing Officer: The hearing officer is hereby authorized and directed to:
1. Preside over administrative hearings, as the adjudicator;
2. Administer oaths;
3. Issue subpoenas to secure the attendance of witnesses and production of relevant papers or documentation;
4. Assess fines and penalties for any ordinance violation;
5. Make final determination of:
a. Vehicular standing and/or parking regulation violations liability, vehicle compliance violations, vehicle sticker liability or any other ordinance violation authorized to be adjudicated pursuant to this section 10-2-9.
b. Validity of notice of impending impoundment.
c. Validity of notice of impending driver's license suspension.
d. Automated traffic law enforcement violation.
6. Provide for the accurate recordation of all administrative adjudication hearings.
B. Traffic Compliance Administrator: For purposes of this section 10-2-9, the traffic compliance administrator, who shall be appointed by the village president, is hereby authorized and directed to:
1. Operate and manage the system of administrative adjudication of vehicular standing, parking and compliance and automated traffic law regulation violations;
3. Collect money paid as fines and/or penalties for violations of parking and compliance ordinances and automated traffic law violations;
4. Certify copies of final determinations of standing and/or parking regulation violation liability, vehicle compliance violation liability, vehicle sticker violation liability and automated traffic law violation liability or any other ordinance violation liability adjudicated pursuant to this section 10-2-9, and any factual reports verifying the final determination of any violation liability which was issued in accordance with this section 10-2-9 or the laws of the state, including 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-208.3, as from time to time amended;
5. Certify reports to the secretary of state concerning initiation of suspension of driving privileges in accordance with the provisions of this section 10-2-9 as hereinafter set forth, and those of 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-306.5;
6. Review any final determination of vehicular standing and/or parking regulation violation liability, vehicle compliance violation liability, automated traffic law enforcement violation liability, validity of notices of impending impoundment or validity of notice of impending driver's license suspension, in an administrative review capacity in accordance with the provisions of this section 10-2-9;
7. Review any final determination of any vehicle sticker violation or any other ordinance violation adjudicated pursuant to this section 10-2-9;
8. Promulgate rules and regulations reasonably required to operate and maintain the administrative adjudication system hereby created;
9. Collect unpaid fines and penalties by filing complaints in the circuit court of Lake County or selecting or appointing an individual or agency to act on behalf of the village in filing complaints seeking judgments for unpaid fines or penalties and pursuit of all postjudgment remedies available by current law;
10. Select or appoint an individual, agency or firm to tow and impound vehicles in accordance with the provisions of this section 10-2-9 as hereinafter set forth.
C. System Coordinator: The system coordinator is hereby authorized and directed to operate and maintain the computer programs for the administrative adjudication system created, on a day to day basis, including, but not limited to:
1. Input of violation notice information.
2. Establishing court dates and notice dates.
3. Record fine and penalty assessment and payments.
4. Issue payment receipts.
5. Issue succeeding notice of hearing dates and/or final determination of liability, issue notice of impending impoundment, issue notice of impending driver's license suspension, as directed by the traffic compliance administrator, in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.
6. Keep accurate records of appearances and nonappearance at administrative hearings, pleas entered, fines and penalties assessed and paid.
D. Hearing Room Personnel: Hearing room personnel shall be qualified full time police officers who are authorized and directed to:
1. Maintain hearing room decorum.
2. Have and execute authority as is granted to courtroom deputies of the circuit court.
3. Perform such other duties or acts as may reasonably be required and as directed by the hearing officer or traffic compliance administrator.
E. Appointments: The corporate authorities of the village shall jointly appoint the foregoing positions, except the traffic compliance administrator who shall be appointed by the village president. One person may hold and fulfill the requirements of one or more of the above stated positions.
F. Compensation: Authorization for compensation for a hearing officer shall be made by the president and board of trustees through the village's annual budget process. Compensation shall be determined by the village administrator with approved budget limitations.
G. Independent Contractor: A hearing officer shall be employed as an independent contractor of the village and shall not be considered an employee of the village. A hearing officer may be removed with or without cause by the corporate authorities of the village. (Ord. 2009-1032, 2-3-2009)