§ 2-1309. Violation notice and village employees authorized to issue violation notices.

(a)

The following village employees (collectively referred to as authorized village employees) shall have the authority to issue a violation notice:

(1)

All full-time and part-time sworn police officers, community service officers, parking control officers, parking control assistants;

(2)

Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Battalion Chiefs, Fire Inspector;

(3)

All full-time and part-time code enforcement officers, zoning enforcement officers, building inspectors, Village Inspectors, Zoning Administrator;

(4)

Finance Director, Director of Administrative Services, the Assistant Director of Finance;

(5)

Water Department Meter Shop Supervisor, Water Meter Repair Technician;

(6)

Director of Engineering and Public Works, Village Engineer, Assistant Village Engineer, Deputy Engineering and Public Works Director, Village Forester, Engineering and Public Works Technician; and

(7)

Any other village employees specifically authorized by the Village Manager.

(b)

Any authorized village employee who detects a violation, is authorized to issue a violation notice thereof and shall serve the violation notice in the manner set forth in this article.

(c)

The correctness of facts contained in any violation notice shall be certified by the authorized village employee issuing the violation notice by affixing his name (electronic or otherwise) to the violation notice at the time of issuance.

(d)

The Code Hearing Unit or the Traffic Compliance Administrator shall retain the original or a computer generated copy of the violation notice and keep it as a record in the ordinary course of business.

(e)

The violation notice or a copy thereof shall be admissible in any subsequent administrative or judicial proceeding to the extent permitted by law.

(f)

The violation notice shall be served upon the appropriate parties, as provided for in this article.

(Code 1993, § 2-24.8; Ord. No. 2017-O-77, 12-12-2017; Ord. No. 2018-O-26, § 5, 5-22-2018)