(a) The City of Lakewood Parking Violations Bureau is hereby established pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4521.04. The Parking Violations Bureau shall be a part of the Division of Public Safety. The Parking Violations Bureau has jurisdiction over each Parking Infraction that occurs within the territory of the City of Lakewood. 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 such Parking Infraction shall be handled pursuant to and governed by the provisions of this Chapter. The commission of a Parking Infraction, as defined by Section 309.01(a) of this chapter, within the City of Lakewood shall not be considered a criminal offense for any purpose, and a person who commits the violation shall not be arrested as the result of the commission of the violation.
(b) The Director of Public Safety shall serve as the Violations Clerk of the Parking Violations Bureau, and shall have the authority to appoint the Hearing Examiner and any necessary clerical personnel. No person shall be employed as a Hearing Examiner unless the person meets the requirements established by the Ohio Revised Code for Hearing Examiners.
(c) The fines, 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 fines, penalties, fees and costs arose occurred within the jurisdiction of the Parking Violations Bureau. The Violations Clerk shall provide tickets for Parking Infractions to the Law Enforcement Officer and shall also provide tickets for Parking Infractions upon requisition of the Division of Police. Any person requisitioning tickets shall account to the Violations Clerk for all tickets requisitioned at such times as the Violations Clerk shall request. The fines, penalties, fees and costs collected by the Violations Clerk for a Parking Infraction shall be disbursed by the Violations Clerk to the City of Lakewood.
(d) The Director of Public Safety shall have the authority to contract with any non- governmental entity to provide services in processing, collecting and enforcing parking tickets issued by Law Enforcement Officers or Civilian employees and civil judgments and default civil judgments entered pursuant to this Chapter.
(Ord. 58-10. Passed 7-29-2010.)