Section 10-7 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (2015), as amended, (City Code) specifies that the City of Fort Worth Parking Violations Bureau is composed of one or more Hearing Officers who are appointed by the City Council for terms of two years and who report to and are under the administrative oversight of the Director of Municipal Court Services.
Under Chapters 7, 10, 12.5, and 22 of the City Code, the City Council and the City Manager are tasked with appointing Hearing Officers to perform various functions and the parking violations Hearing Officer has been designated to perform those duties as well. The Hearing Officer: 1. Hears appeals from the decisions of the Director of Code Compliance regarding the probationary status, suspension or revocation of the registration of multi-family complexes, as provided in Chapter 7 of the City Code;
2. Oversees the Parking Violations Bureau and has original jurisdiction over cases involving violations of City ordinances governing the parking, stopping or standing of vehicles, as set out in Chapters 10 and 22 of the City Code;
3. Conducts boot hearings, under Chapter 10, Article II, of the City Code;
4. Conducts formal appeal hearings regarding solid waste and recycling decisions of the Director of Code Compliance or his designee, under Chapter 12.5, Article VIII, of the City Code; and
5. Conducts hearings involving violations of City ordinances governing abandoned and junked vehicles, as set out in Chapter 22, Article IX, of the City Code. The attached resolution reappoints Mark Weibel as the Hearing Officer for the Fort Worth Parking Violations Bureau and designates the Hearing Officer to conduct hearings and appeals, under Chapters 7, 10, 12.5, and 22 of the City Code and to perform other duties assigned by the City Manager or his designee. This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. |
