HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4019-08-2011A Resolution
NO. 4019 -08 -2011
APPOINTMENT OF THE HEARING OFFICER IN THE PARKING
VIOLATIONS BUREAU AND DESIGNATION OF THE HEARING OFFICER TO
CONDUCT HEARINGS AND APPEALS UNDER CHAPTERS 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 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; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 12.5 of the City Code provides for a hearing officer to hear
formal appeals regarding solid waste and recycling decisions; and
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; and
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 appoint Diana Shipherd as
Hearing Officer of the Parking Violations Bureau for a two -year term, with the
hearing officer's annual salary set at $47,008.00, and designate the Hearing Officer
to conduct hearings and appeals pursuant to Chapters 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:
The City Council hereby appoints Diana Shipherd as Hearing Officer in the Parking
Violations Bureau to serve for a two -year term and designates the Hearing Officer
to conduct hearings and appeals pursuant to Chapters 10, 12.5, 22 and 34 of the
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City Code, and to perform other duties assigned by the City Manager or his
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Adopted this 23`d day of August 2011.
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
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Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 8/23/2011 - Resolution No. 4019 -08- 2011
DATE: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
LOG NAME: 38HEARING OFFICER
REFERENCE NO.: * *G -17363
SUBJECT:
Adopt Resolution to Appoint Diana Shipherd as Hearing Officer in and for the City of Fort Worth Parking
Violations Bureau and Designating the Hearing Officer to Conduct Hearings and Appeals Pursuant to
Chapters 10, 12.5, 22 and 34 of the City Code and to Perform Other Duties Assigned (ALL COUNCIL
DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached resolution to appoint Diana Shipherd as
Hearing Officer for the Fort Worth Parking Violations Bureau for a two -year term effective August 23,
2011 and designating the Hearing Officer to conduct hearings and appeals pursuant to Chapters 10, 12.5,
22 and 34 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended and to perform other duties assigned.
DISCUSSION:
Section 10 -17 of the 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 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 VIII, 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 from 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 Shipherd's first appointment as Hearing Officer.
Logname: 38HEARING OFFICER Page I of 2
The attached resolution appoints Diana Shipherd as the Hearing Officer for the Fort Worth Parking
Violations Bureau and designates the hearing officer to conduct hearings and appeals under Chapters
10, 12.5, 22, and 34 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) as amended, and to perform other duties
assigned by the City Manager or his designee.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that funds are available in the current operating
budget, as appropriated, of the General Fund.
FUND CENTERS:
TO Fund /Account/Centers
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by:
Originating Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
Logname: 38HEARING OFFICER
FROM Fund /Account/Centers
Charles Daniels (6183)
Deidra Emerson (6711)
Dakisha Boone (6737)
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