HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0011) M&C 20-0802City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 10/27/20 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 20-0802
LOG NAME: 3838HEARING OFFICER REAPPOINTMENT
SUBJECT
(ALL) Adopt Resolution Reappointing Mark Weibel 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 and 22 of the City Code and to Perform Other Assigned
Duties
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached resolution reappointing Mark Weibel as Hearing Officer for the Fort Worth Parking
Violations Bureau for a two-year term effective November 15, 2020, and designating the Hearing Officer to conduct hearings and appeals
pursuant to Chapters 7, 10, 12.5, and 22 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (2015), as amended, and to perform other assigned duties.
DISCUSSION:
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 VII I, 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.
A Form 1295 is not required because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that approval of this recommendation will have no material effect on City funds.
Submitted for City Manager's Office by. Valerie Washington 6199
Originating Business Unit Head: William Rumuly 7461
Additional Information Contact: William Rumuly 7461