(A) The Mayor or her designee shall serve as the hearing officer for the vehicle impounding hearings under this chapter.
(B) All interested persons shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard at any vehicle impoundment hearing. The formal rules of evidence will not apply at any such hearing.
(C) Any sworn or affirmed report, including a report prepared in compliance with § 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-501.1) that is prepared in the performance of a law enforcement officer's duties and sufficiently describes the circumstances leading to the impoundment, shall be admissible evidence of the owner of record's liability under § 79.02 and shall support a finding of the owner of record's liability under § 79.02, unless rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
(Ord. 2011-MC01, passed 4-25-2011)