[Added 11-8-2004 by Res. No. 424-2004]
The City of Oswego shall establish a Traffic Violations Bureau, under the direction of the Chief of Police, to assist the Court with the adjudication process in the disposition of offenses in relation to traffic violations. The Chief of Police shall be in charge of such person or persons in the Bureau, and the Bureau shall be open at such hours as the Chief of Police may designate, effective January 1. 2005.
A. 
If a violator of any parking rules or regulations does not appear in answer to a notice of traffic infraction, the Traffic Violations Bureau may send to the owner of the motor vehicle to which the notice was affixed a letter informing him of the violation and warning him that he will be held responsible for the appearance of the offender. If the owner or violator does not respond to such letter of warning within three days, the Traffic Violations Bureau may have a summons served on the owner requiring him to appear and answer to the charges against the operator of his vehicle.
B. 
If any person who has received a notice or parking violation fails to appear at the Traffic Violations Bureau within the specified time, the Bureau may forthwith cause a complaint to be entered and a warrant issued for his arrest. The Traffic Violations Bureau shall not accept fines or bail from such person after a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
C. 
The Traffic Violations Bureau shall perform such other or additional duties and keep such other and additional records as shall be prescribed by the Chief of Police or his designee of the City of Oswego.
[Amended 11-8-2004 by Res. No. 424-2004]
The Traffic Committee shall designate the fines to be paid for offenses, which may be satisfied at the Traffic Violations Bureau as provided in this chapter, including, if deemed advisable, a graduated scale of fines for first, second, third and subsequent offenses and, if deemed advisable, a graduated scale of fines for the failure to answer an infraction upon notice, provided that these fines are within the limits established as penalties for violations of state traffic laws and city ordinances, rules and regulations.
The Traffic Violations Bureau shall provide suitable, serially numbered forms for notifying violators to appear and answer to traffic infractions and charges of violating the provisions of the traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. Such forms shall be issued and receipted by the Chief of Police or some other person authorized by him.