Two hearing officers shall be designated by
the Town Manager. The hearing officers shall be persons other than
the person who directed the impounding and storage of the vehicle.
The issues before the hearing officers shall be whether there was
probable cause to impound the vehicle in question and the creation
and amount of the lien attached to the vehicle. "Probable cause to
impound" shall mean such a state of facts as would lead a person of
ordinary care and prudence to believe that there was sufficient breach
of local, state or federal law to grant legal authority for the removal
of the vehicle.
The Town Manager shall also designate an alternate
hearing officer who will serve in the place of any hearing officer
who is unable to serve in that capacity.