A. Upon failure of the person receiving a notice of a violation of a City ordinance, other than a City Traffic Code violation, to appear at the time and date designated for a hearing or, in the case of a violation of the City Traffic Code, the registered owner, operator or lessee of the cited vehicle to pay the fine, in full as stated on said notice, the Ordinance Enforcement Administrator shall send or cause to be sent notices by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the person who received the notice of an ordinance violation; or, in the case of the violation of the City Traffic Code, the registered owner or operator of the cited vehicle at the address as is recorded with the Secretary of State, and shall be sent to the lessee of the cited vehicle at the address last known to the lessor of the cited vehicle at the time of the lease. Service of notices sent in accordance herewith shall be complete as of the date of deposit in the United States mail.
B. The notices sent in accordance herewith shall be in the following sequence and contain, but not be limited to, the following information:
1. Upon the failure of the person receiving the notice of an ordinance violation or, in the case of a notice of a violation of the City Traffic Code, the registered owner, operator or lessee of the cited vehicle to pay the fine in full as stated on said notice, a notice shall be sent, as above set forth, and shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information:
a. Date and location of violation cited in the violation notice.
b. Particular ordinance violated.
c. Vehicle make and state registration number (if applicable).
d. Fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment.
e. A section entitled "Notice of Hearing" which shall clearly set forth that the person receiving a notice of ordinance violation, in the case of a violation of the City Traffic Code, or the registered owner, operator or lessee may appear at an administrative hearing to contest the validity of the violation notice on the date and at the time and place as specified in the Notice of Hearing.
f. Date, time and place of the administrative hearing at which the alleged violation may be contested on its merits.
g. Statement that failure to either pay fine and any applicable penalty or failure to appear at the hearing on its merits on the date and at the time and place specified will result in a final determination of liability for the cited violation in the amount of the fine and penalty indicated.
h. Statement that upon the occurrence of a final determination of liability for the failure, and the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust, available administrative or judicial procedures for review, any unpaid fine or penalty will constitute a debt due and owing the City, except that in the case of alleged violations of the City Traffic Code, the alleged violator shall be given no less than three (3) opportunities to appear and failure to appear shall result in a final determination of liability.
C. A notice of final determination of liability shall be sent following the conclusion of administrative hearing, as is hereinafter set forth, and shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information and warnings:
1. A statement that the unpaid fine and any penalty assessed is a debt due and owing the City.
2. A statement of any sanction ordered or costs imposed which costs are debts due and owing the City.
3. A warning that failure to pay the fine and any penalty due and owing the City within the time specified may result in proceeding with collection procedures in the same manner as a judgment entered by any court of competent jurisdiction.
4. A warning that the person's driver's license may be suspended for failure to pay fines or penalties for ten (10) or more vehicular standing or parking violations under 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-306.5, incorporated herein by reference.
5. A warning that the vehicle owned by the person and located within the City may be immobilized and impounded for failure to pay fines or penalties for ten (10) or more vehicular standing or parking regulation violations.
6. Any other warning of possible impoundment as permitted by law or ordinance.
D. A notice of impending suspension of a person's driver's license shall be sent to any person determined to be liable for the payment of any fine or penalty that remains due and owing on ten (10) or more vehicular standing or parking regulation violations:
1. The notice shall state that the failure to pay the fine or penalty owing within forty five (45) days of the date of the notice will result in the City's notifying the Secretary of State that the person is eligible for initiation of suspension proceedings under 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-306.5, incorporated herein by reference.
2. The notice of impending driver's license suspension shall be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the address recorded with the Secretary of State. (Ord. O-06-98, 1-5-1998)