The Planning and Inspections Department, Police Department and the Village Manager shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. The Police Department shall be responsible for administering the removal and disposition of vehicles determined to be “abandoned” on the public streets and highways within the village and on property owned by the village. The Planning and Inspections Department and Village Manager shall be responsible for administering the removal and disposition of “nuisance” or “junked motor vehicles” located on private property. The village may, on a case-by-case basis, contract with private tow truck operators or towing businesses to remove, store, and dispose of abandoned vehicles, nuisance vehicles and junked motor vehicles in compliance with this chapter and applicable state laws. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the legal authority or powers of officers of the Village Police Department, Planning and Inspections Department and Fire Department in enforcing other laws or in otherwise carrying out their duties.
(1986 Code, § 3-1.3) (Ord. 03-40, passed 09-09-2003)