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Administrative Adjudication

The Adjudication Process
The Village of Cary's administrative hearing process is designed to adjudicate, or settle, a wide range of cases involving violations of Village ordinances that were once heard in the McHenry County Circuit Court. Hearings are conducted at the Cary Village Hall to provide a convenient location and method of contesting certain tickets, citations, or notices of violation. The goal of the administrative hearing process is to expedite the resolution of these violations.

An administrative hearing is a civil, not a criminal, proceeding. Cases are punishable by fines and a variety of other penalties, but not by jail time. Under the Village’s Administrative Adjudication System, cases are heard by an Administrative Hearing Officer who is required to be an experienced attorney and has completed state-mandated training to impartially render case decisions in a professional, courteous, and fair manner. The Administrative Hearing Officer hears, or may hear in the future, certain types (but not all) of cases in each of the following categories:

Police-issued citations (non-moving)
Parking tickets
Village Code violations
Animal control violations
Administrative Tows and Impounds

Additional Information regarding the Adjudication process.

VIEW A MEETING ONLINE

In the ongoing effort to increase transparency the Village Board encourages all interested residents to view Committee of the Whole and Village Board meetings live or after the fact. To view the most recent meeting, as well as previous meetings utilize the following link: View Meetings

TEXTCASTER
In an effort to improve communication with Village residents, the Village has chosen the TextCaster messaging program to broadcast timely information. This program is a web-based application that allows Village personnel to broadcast content to many people simultaneously across multiple delivery methods. Residents can elect to receive text messages on a cellular telephone or an e-mail to a chosen e-mail account.

Individuals wishing to receive information from the Village need only to select the topics they wish to receive information about by following the subscription prompts. You can also receive National Weather Service alerts through this service. This system will also be used to contact residents in the event of an emergency. The reverse 9-1-1 system previously provided by the McHenry County Emergency Telephone System Board has been discontinued due to the migration of County residents to wireless telephone versus landlines.

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BE PREPARED
There are a number of ways residents can stay informed during an evolving weather situation. One of them is to use the National Weather Service mobile phone application at http://mobile.weather.gov. This application provides weather information in a timely and convenient format. Please remember, outdoor weather alerting systems (sirens) are designed to alert individuals located outside of a structure. It is important for you to take proactive steps to obtain weather information to keep you and your family safe.

For more information visit http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/