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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8 BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 2 TO THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE REGARDING AN ADMINISTRATIVE BOOKING FEE
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WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) have the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs and to protect the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Village expends significant time and resources in booking arrestees and the administrative fee provided for herein will recoup a portion of the cost to the Village for such time and resources; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the public to impose an administrative booking fee on those individuals arrested and booked in the Village, including any arrest on a warrant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
The above recitals are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2
Title 8 is amended by adding a new Chapter 2 which shall read in its entirety as follows:
"CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
SECTION:
8-2-1: Administrative Fee
8-2-2: Request for Hearing
8-2-3: Appeal - Administrative Hearing
8-2-4: Administrative Fee A Debt
8-2-1: ADMINISTRATIVE FEE:
The Police Department will charge an administrative fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the processing of individuals on any bookable arrest, including any arrest on a warrant.
8-2-2: REQUEST FOR HEARING:
1. An individual may request, in writing within thirty (30) days of the imposition of the administrative fee, a hearing.
2. The Chief of Police or his/her designee shall conduct the hearing.
3. The hearing shall be informal, not subject to the formal rules of evidence, and may be conducted over the telephone.
4. If, after the hearing, the Chief of Police o...
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