[Ord. No. 135, 5-1-2005; Ord. No. 142, 8-1-2005]
Pursuant to Public Act No. 255 of 1998 (MCL 62.2), there is
hereby established the office of Ordinance Enforcement Officer within
the Village.
[Ord. No. 135, 5-1-2005; Ord. No. 142, 8-1-2005]
The Village Council is hereby authorized by resolution, at any
meeting of the Council, to appoint any person to the office of Ordinance
Enforcement Officer for such term as may be designated in said resolution.
The Village Council may further, by resolution, remove any person
from said office, at the discretion of the Council.
[Ord. No. 135, 5-1-2005; Ord. No. 142, 8-1-2005]
The Ordinance Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to enforce
all ordinances of the Village, whether heretofore or hereinafter enacted,
and whether such ordinances specifically designate a different official
to enforce the same or do not designate any particular enforcement
officer. Where a particular officer is so designated in any such ordinance,
the authority of the Ordinance Enforcement Officer to enforce the
same shall be in addition and supplementary to the authority granted
such other specific officer. The authority of such Ordinance Enforcement
Officer shall also be in addition and supplementary to the authority
vested in the Village President by state statute. The ordinance enforcing
authority of the Village President and other officers specifically
designated in any Village ordinance shall continue in full force and
effect and shall in no way be diminished or impaired by the terms
of this division.
[Ord. No. 135, 5-1-2005; Ord. No. 142, 8-1-2005]
The Ordinance Enforcement Officer's duties herein authorized
shall include, among other things, the following: investigation of
ordinance violations; serving notice of violations, serving appearance
tickets as authorized by Public Act No. 76 of 1999 (MCL 764.9c), appearance
in court or other judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings to assist
in the prosecution of ordinance violations, and such other ordinance
enforcing duties as may be delegated by the Village President or assigned
by the Village attorney.
[Ord. No. 135, 5-1-2005; Ord. No. 142, 8-1-2005]
The Ordinance Enforcement Officer is hereby declared to be a
public servant under the authority of MCL 764.9c.
