HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4491-07-2015 A Resolution
NO. 4491-07-2015
RE-APPOINTING THE HEARING OFFICER IN THE PARKING
VIOLATIONS BUREAU AND DESIGNATING THE HEARING OFFICER TO
CONDUCT HEARINGS AND APPEALS UNDER CHAPTERS 7, 10, 12.5, 22,
AND 34 OF THE CITY CODE AND TO PERFORM OTHER ASSIGNED
DUTIES
WHEREAS, Chapter 10 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1996), as Amended,
(City Code) provides for the appointment of one or more hearing officers who serve
two-year terms and adjudicate cases involving parking, stopping, or standing of
vehicles and conduct boot hearings;
WHEREAS, Chapter 7 of the City Code provides for a hearing officer to hear
appeals from decisions of the Director of Code Compliance regarding the
probationary status, suspension or revocation of the registration of multi-family
complexes;
WHEREAS, Chapter 12.5 of the City Code provides for a hearing officer to hear
formal appeals regarding solid waste and recycling decisions;
WHEREAS, Chapter 22 of the City Code provides that the hearing officer oversees
the Parking Violations Bureau and has original jurisdiction over cases involving
violation of city ordinances governing the parking, stopping, or standing of vehicles
and that the hearing officer conducts hearings involving violation of city ordinances
governing abandoned and junked vehicles;
WHEREAS, Chapter 34 of the City Code designates the City-Council-appointed
hearing officer in Municipal Court to hear appeals from denial, suspension, or
revocation of an individual's vehicle-for-hire driver's permit, and from denial,
suspension, or revocation of a company's vehicle-for-hire operating authority; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the City Council re-appoint Diana Medina as
Hearing Officer in and for the Parking Violations Bureau for a two-year term, with
the hearing officer's annual salary set at $50,356.80, and designate the Hearing
Officer to conduct hearings and appeals pursuant to Chapters 7, 10, 12.5, 22, and 34
of the City Code and to perform other duties assigned by the City Manager or his
designee;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
That the City Council hereby re-appoints Diana Medina as Hearing Officer in and
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for the Parking Violations Bureau to serve for a two-year term effective August 23,
2015, and designates the Hearing Officer to conduct hearings and appeals pursuant
to Chapters 7, 10, 12.5, 22 and 34 of the City Code, and to perform other duties
assigned by the City Manager or his designee.
Adopted this 215t day of July 2015. F OR
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Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 712V2016 -F?Aro9IWaR4W
DATE: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 REFERENCE NO.: C-27386
LOG NAME: 38RE-APPOINTMENT OF HEARING OFFICER
SUBJECT:
Adopt Resolution Re-Appointing Diana Medina as Hearing Officer In and For the Fort Worth Parking
Violations Bureau and Designating the Hearing Officer to Conduct Hearings and Appeals, Pursuant to
Chapters 7, 10, 12.5, 22 and 34 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as Amended and to Perform
Other Duties Assigned (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached resolution re-appointing Diana Medina as
Hearing Officer In and For the Fort Worth Parking Violations Bureau for a two-year term effective August
23, 2015, and designating the Hearing Officer to conduct hearings and appeals, pursuant to Chapters 7,
10, 12.5, 22 and 34 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, and to perform other duties
as assigned.
DISCUSSION:
Section 10-7 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), 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, 22 and 34 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. 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;
2. Conducts boot hearings under Chapter 10, Article II, of the City Code;
3. Conducts formal appeal hearings regarding solid waste and recycling decisions of the Director of
Code Compliance or his designee under Chapter 12.5, Article Vill, of the City Code;
4. Conducts hearings involving violations of City ordinances governing abandoned and junked
vehicles, as set out in Chapter 22, Article IX, of the City Code; and
5. Hears appeals form the denial, suspension or revocation of an individual's vehicle-for-hire driver's
permit and from the denial, suspension or revocation of a company's vehicle-for-hire operating authority,
as provided in Chapter 34, Article VI, of the City Code.
This is Diana Medina's third appointment as Hearing Officer.
Logname: 38RE-APPOINTMENT OF HEARING OFFICER
The attached resolution re-appoints Diana Medina 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, 22 and 34 of the City Code and to perform other duties assigned by the City Manager or his
designee.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City
funds.
FUND CENTERS:
TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Managees Office by: Rudolph Jackson (6199)
Originating Department Head: Deidra Emerson (6711)
Additional Information Contact: Dakisha R. Weslev (67371
Logname: 38RE-APPOINTMENT OF HEARING OFFICER