City of Milwaukee - File #: 970369

• File #: 970369
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 6/3/1997
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/13/2000
• Title: Substitute resolution seeking introduction and passage of state legislation to authorize adjudication of parking citations by municipal administrative hearing examiners.
• Sponsors: ALD. KALWITZ
• Indexes: FINES AND PENALTIES, MOTOR VEHICLES, PARKING, STATE LEGISLATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/13/2000	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	15:0
6/5/2000	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	3:0
5/27/1998	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RETURNED TO COMMITTEE - SIGNATURES
5/18/1998	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
5/14/1998	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED	Pass	5:0
5/13/1998	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/12/1998	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/6/1998	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/3/1997	0	COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO

NUMB:
970369
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:

XXBY:
ALD. KALWITZ
TITL:
Substitute resolution seeking introduction and passage of state legislation to authorize adjudication of parking citations by municipal administrative hearing examiners.
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This resolution: 1. Directs the Intergovernmental Relations Division - Department of Administration (IRD) to seek introduction and passage of state legislation to allow the City of Milwaukee to use municipal administrative hearing examiners to negotiate and adjudicate parking citations, with provision for a final appeal to Municipal Court.

2. Requests the City Attorney to assist IRD in identifying the changes in state law necessary to implement this procedure.

3. Provides that upon enactment of such state legislation, any proposed implementation of an administrative hearing examiner process for handling parking citations shall require further Common Council approval and the passage of requisite ordinance changes.


BODY:
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee's current procedure for handling parking citations provides that persons who wish to dispute citations must have a preliminary appointment with a City Attorney in the City Attorney's Prosecution Unit followed by an appearance in Municipal Court; and

Whereas, Since the City Attorney has no authority to adjudicate citations, the current procedure constitutes a negotiation, ostensibly to avoid sending all parking citation cases to the Municipal Court for a hearing; and

Whereas, The City Attorney's Prosecution Unit could be relieved of a substantial workload by implementation of a new procedure whereby municipal administrative hearing examiners would be authorized to negotiate and adjudicate parking citations; and

Whereas, Administrative hearing examiners for parking citations would function in a manner similar to hearing examiners used by other governmental entities in such areas as unemployment, workers' compensation and dri...