A Parking Violations Bureau is hereby established pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4521.04.
(a) The Bureau shall be a division within the Medina Police Department. The Bureau has jurisdiction over each parking infraction that occurs within the City. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, each parking infraction that occurs within the City of Medina and the enforcement of such parking infraction shall be handled pursuant to and governed by this chapter.
(b) The operating costs of the Parking Violations Bureau shall be paid by the City of Medina. The Mayor shall appoint a Violations Clerk, necessary clerical employees and hearing examiners. No person shall be employed as a hearing examiner unless such person is an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio or is a former law enforcement officer.
(c) The fines, penalties, fees and costs established for a parking infraction shall be collected, retained and disbursed by the Violations Clerk. The Clerk shall issue tickets for law enforcement officers for the City of Medina and shall describe conditions for issuance and accounting procedures.
(d) The Mayor may contract 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.
(Ord. 63-07. Passed 4-23-07.)