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R-78-07 Appoint James W. Fessler as Administrative Adjudication Hearing OfficerRESOLUTION R- 7g- e 7 RESOLUTION APPOINTING JAMES W. FESSLER AS ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION HEARING OFFICER WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont adopted an Ordinance Adding Title 11 to the Municipal Code of the Village of Lemont in Regard to the Administrative Adjudication of Vehicular Regulation Violations; and WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont adopted an Ordinance Adding Title 4 to the Municipal Code of the Village of Lemont in Regard to the Administrative Adjudication of Municipal Code Violations; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid Ordinances established the Village Ordinance Enforcement Department, an executive department of the municipal government, which shall function as a code hearing department and have the power to enforce compliance with all municipal ordinances, including the Building Code, as from time to time authorized by the Village Board; and WHEREAS, the Ordinance Enforcement Department shall be composed of Hearing Officers, as appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of the Board of Trustees; and WHEREAS, the Hearing Officer means a municipal employee or an officer or agent of the Village, other than law enforcement officer; and WHEREAS, prior to conducting proceedings under this section, the Hearing Officer shall successfully complete a formal training program that includes the following: instructions on the rules of procedure of the hearing that they will conduct; orientation to each subject area of the code violations that they will administer; observation of administrative hearings; participation in hypothetical cases, including rules on evidence and issuing final orders; and WHEREAS, every Hearing Officer must be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois for at least three (3) years. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the CORPORATE AUTHORITIES, OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COOK, WILL, AND DUPAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That James W. Fessler, an attorney at Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd, is hereby appointed to serve as Administrative Adjudication Hearing Officer commencing January 1s`, 2008. SECTION 2: That a representative from Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd. shall serve as alternative if James W. Fessler is unable to carry out his aforesaid duties as Administrative Adjudication Officer. SECTION 3: That the Village Administrator is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Hearing Officer for a negotiated fee for services. SECTION 4: CONFLICTS: All prior Resolutions and Resolutions, or parts thereof in conflict or inconsistent with this Resolution are hereby expressly repealed only to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency. SECTION 5: REPEALER: All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict with any of the provisions of this Resolution shall be, and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 6: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in pamphlet form, as provided by law. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LE ONT, COOK, WILL AND DU PAGE COUNTIES ILLINOIS on this !C Day of u'„ -,. , 2007 Debby Blatzer Peter Cowles Brian Reaves Cliff Miklos Ronald Stapleton Jeanette Virgilio Attest: AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT v JOHN ' PIAZZA, Villa r ARLENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk J nt