The system of administrative adjudication of vehicular standing, parking, compliance regulation and automated traffic law violation(s) shall provide for a traffic compliance officer, hearing officer and telecommunicator with the power, authority and limitations as are hereinafter set forth:
A. Traffic Compliance Officer: The traffic compliance officer shall be the director of law enforcement services or his/her designee and shall be empowered and is hereby authorized and directed to:
1. Operate and manage the system of administrative adjudication of vehicular standing, parking, compliance regulation and automated traffic law violation(s).
2. Adopt, distribute and process standing, parking, compliance and automated traffic law violation notices and other notices as may be required under this chapter or as may be reasonably required to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
3. Collect monies paid as fines and/or penalties assessed after a final determination of vehicular standing, parking, compliance regulation or automated traffic law violation(s) liability.
4. Certify copies of final determination(s) of standing, parking, compliance regulation and automated traffic law violation(s) liability and factual report(s) verifying that the final determination of standing, parking, compliance regulation and automated traffic law violation(s) liability was issued in accordance with this chapter and 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-208.3.
5. Certify reports to the Illinois secretary of state concerning initiation of suspension of driving privileges in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, hereinafter set forth, and those of 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-306.5.
6. Review final determination(s) of vehicular standing, parking, compliance regulation and automated traffic law violation(s) liability, validity of notices of impending impoundment or validity of notice of impending driver's license suspension, in an administrative review capacity in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, hereinafter set forth.
7. Promulgate rules and regulations reasonably required to operate and maintain the administrative adjudication system hereby created.
8. Collect unpaid fines and penalties by filing complaints in the circuit court of Cook County or selecting or appointing an individual or agency to act on behalf of the village in filing complaints seeking judgments for unpaid fines or penalties and pursuit of all postjudgment remedies available by current law.
9. To select or appoint an individual, agency or firm to tow and impound vehicles in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, hereinafter set forth.
B. Hearing Officer: The hearing officer shall be appointed by the village manager and shall be empowered and is hereby authorized and directed to:
1. Preside over the administrative hearings, established herein, as the adjudicator.
2. Administer oaths.
3. Issue subpoenas to secure the attendance of witnesses and production of relevant papers or documentation.
4. Assess fines and penalties for the violation of vehicular standing, parking, compliance regulation and automated traffic law violation(s) as are established in section 7-5-10 of this chapter.
5. Make final determination of:
a. Vehicular standing, parking, compliance regulation and automated traffic law violation(s) liability.
b. Validity of notice of impending impoundment.
c. Validity of notice of impending driver's license suspension.
6. Provide for the accurate recordation of the administrative adjudication hearing(s) and otherwise preserve the record of the proceedings.
C. Telecommunicator(s): Telecommunicators are hereby authorized and directed to operate and maintain the computer program(s) for the administrative adjudication system hereby created, on a day to day basis, including, but not limited to:
1. Input of violation notice information.
2. Establishing and/or tracking hearing date(s) and notice dates.
3. Input of fine and penalty assessments and payment(s).
4. Issue payment receipts.
5. Issue succeeding notices of hearing dates, final determination of liability, notice of impending impoundment, and notice of impending driver's license suspension, as directed by the traffic compliance officer in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.
6. Keep accurate records of appearances and nonappearances at administrative hearings, pleas entered, fines and penalties assessed and paid.
D. Compensation: Compensation to be paid for each of the above stated positions shall be as determined by the village manager with budgetary review and approval by the village president and board of trustees.
E. Independent Contractor: The hearing officer shall be employed as an independent contractor of the village and shall not be considered an employee of the village. (Ord. 09-2536, 4-27-2009)