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New state law expands municipal hearing officers’ powers; Wauconda updates local code
Summary
Staff reported that Public Act 104-200 (House Bill 1842), effective Jan. 1, grants municipal hearing officers authority to order corrective action (injunctive relief); the village updated its code to conform and approved the amendment.
Village staff told the board that Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 1842 (now Public Act 104-200), effective Jan. 1, expanding the powers of municipal administrative hearing officers.
"Now the hearing officers are going to have what I refer to as injunctive relief, meaning the ability to order a code violator or a defendant to do something," staff member Kelly said. Kelly explained that historically hearing officers could assess fines, but the new statute allows them to order property owners to correct code violations by a date certain or the municipality may remedy the condition and recover costs.
Kelly said the village’s code sections were updated to mirror the state law so local administrative hearings will have the same remedial authority. The board asked no additional questions and approved the item under new business.
The change gives local hearing officers a broader enforcement tool intended to improve compliance with property and code standards; the village will continue to follow statutory procedures in administrative hearings.
