Where can I view the
City’s Code of Ordinances?
The Code of Ordinances may
be found by clicking
here.
Copies of the Code are also available
for viewing at the City Clerk’s office, City Hall, 619
– 16th
Street, Moline,
(309) 524-2004.
How do I submit a
request for public information or documents?
Most public information can be obtained upon request.
However, there are times when a Freedom of Information
Request Form (FOIA) is required to obtain information.
Once you have submitted a FOIA Request, you will receive a
reply within seven (7) business days. In some instances, a
fourteen (14) business day response may be necessary. A
statutory fee of $.50 per page will be charged for all
requests containing five or more pages. All responses will
be provided via U.S. Mail unless arranged otherwise.
A
FOIA
request form is available through the Law
Department,
City Hall Annex, 1616 - 6th Avenue, Phone: (309)
524-2015. Forms are also available at the City
Clerk's office, 619 – 16th Street. Phone: (309) 524-2004, or by
clicking here.
Where can I obtain a
marriage, birth, or death certificate?
This information may be
obtained from the county seat in which the
municipality is located. If you are seeking
information or a document relating to a marriage,
birth, or death in the City of Moline, you should
contact:
County Clerk’s Office Rock
Island County 1504 - Third Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: (309) 558-3570
As a Rock Island County
resident, where can I register to vote or register a
change of address?
Click
here for voter registration information.
Who is responsible for
maintenance and snow removal on the sidewalk in front
of a home or business?
For information on the
city's “Snow Removal Policy”,
click here.
If my neighbor’s tree
branch is hanging over my property, may I cut the
branch?
Before any such action is
taken, attempt to discuss the problem with your
neighbor to determine if an amicable solution is
possible. If not, the law may allow you to cut that
part of the branch that is hanging over onto your
property, so long as no permanent damage is done to
your neighbor’s tree. The law does not permit you,
however, to go on to your neighbor’s property and cut
the branch, or cut any branches or parts thereof that
are located on your neighbor’s property.
For clarification of the
rights and responsibilities involved, or if your
property has been damaged because of falling branches
from a neighbor’s tree and you wish to seek payment
for damages, you should seek the services of a private
attorney, as a tree on private property is generally
considered a private matter.
How high may grass and
weeds exceed on a property before the City will take
enforcement actions?
Grass, vegetation or weeds
exceeding 10” in height and/or obstructing the view of
pedestrians or vehicular traffic are subject to code
enforcement activates by the City.
My neighbor’s dog barks
constantly. What can I do?
If the noise created by a
dog or cat is not repetitive but rather an isolated
incident, and/or you feel the animal may be in danger
or is not being properly cared for, please contact the
Animal Control Division at (309) 797-0741 or the
Moline Police Department’s non-emergency number at
(309) 797-0401.
For continued and
repetitious noise situations, the City encourages
neighboring residents who encounter such a situation
to first talk to the animal’s owner or keeper
regarding the situation. It is possible that the
owner or keeper may not be aware that the animal is
frequently or persistently creating noise or that the
noise is disturbing to neighboring residents.
It is a violation of
the City’s Code of Ordinances for a dog or cat to
cause excessive noise that unduly annoys or disturbs a
neighborhood. *
Subsection 7-2102(a) of
the Code states in full: “No person shall own, keep or
harbor any dog or cat that, by frequent or excessive
loud barking, howling or yelping, unduly annoys or
disturbs the quiet of any neighborhood within the
City. However, this subsection shall not apply to the
business property of a licensed kennel, pet shop or
veterinarian, or to the property of any licensed or
City-owned animal shelter or animal control facility.
If the Community Service Section of the Moline Police
Department finds that a dog or cat has been left
outdoors and unattended for longer than one (1) hour
anytime between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the
following day, and the department has probable cause
to believe that a violation of this section has
occurred, and if the dog’s or cat’s owner or keeper is
not home or refuses to take said dog or cat indoors,
then, upon obtaining a signed statement from a
complainant, the department may impound the dog or
cat, which may be disposed of as provided in Article
III of this chapter.”
Subsection 7-2102(b)
provides the penalties for said offense: “Any person
convicted of violating subsection (a) above as a first
offense, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars
($50.00) plus court costs nor more than seven hundred
fifty dollars ($750.00) plus court costs. Any person
convicted of violating subsection (a) above as a
second offense shall be fined not less than one
hundred dollars ($100.00) plus court costs nor more
than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) plus court
costs. Any person convicted of violating subsection
(a) above as a third or subsequent offense shall be
fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus
court costs nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars
($750.00) plus court costs.”
The Court may order
additional remedies as provided for in subsection
7-2102(c).
*It is important to
note that pursuant to provisions of the Code,
to successfully prosecute a case of excessive dog or
cat noise through the Court, the City must find that
the nuisance created by a dog or cat affects or unduly
disturbs the quiet of a neighborhood as opposed
to one individual complainant. Therefore, the City
usually requires more than one complainant from
different households before it can proceed to file a
complaint against the animal’s owner. Upon receipt of
a complaint call, the Animal Control Division can
assign a Community Service Officer to survey the
neighborhood to determine whether other neighbors have
been, or are being, unduly disturbed by the noise.
To file a complaint
with the Animal Control Division, also known as the
Community Service Section of the Moline Police
Department, please call (309) 797-0741. The Animal
Control Division follows the following procedure:
Any person wishing to register a
complaint against the owner or keeper of a dog/cat
creating a nuisance by frequently or excessively
barking, howling or yelping must first maintain a
Dog/Cat Noise Complaint Log. A detailed,
specific, and accurately kept log will give the City a
better chance of success if the case should be
referred to court or an administrative hearing unit.
After this log is completed and signed, please return
it to the City Attorney’s Office, Attn. Deputy City
Attorney, City Hall – East Annex Building, 1616 – 16th
Street,
Moline, IL 61265.
All Dog/Cat Noise
Complaint Logs will be reviewed, and if warranted,
charges will be filed against the animal owner or
keeper. To further increase the City’s likelihood of
success if legal action becomes necessary, please
provide the names of other witnesses/neighbors and ask
them to complete Dog/Cat Noise Complaint Logs as
well. Without more than one witness, the matter
becomes your word against that of the owner or keeper
and prosecution is unlikely.
In response to a
complaint, the Animal Control Division will send a
letter to the dog/cat owner or keeper notifying him or
her that a complaint was made and providing the owner
or keeper with information about ways to solve the
problem of excessive noise. The letter encourages the
owner or keeper to cooperate by voluntarily taking
action to solve the problem.
To view or download a
Dog/Cat Noise Complaint Form,
click here.
Who should I contact
regarding other complaints of excessive noise?
Please contact the Moline
Police Department at its non-emergency phone number of
(309) 7970401.
Where is the Moline
Township Office located?
620 – 18th Street,
Moline, IL 61265 Phone: (309) 764-3559
Assessor’s Office: 620 – 18th Street,
Moline, IL 61265 Phone: (309) 764-3559
South Moline Township
Office:
2515 - 53rd Street,
Moline, IL 61265
Phone:
309-736-0814
Where is the Chamber of
Commerce located?
622 – 19th Street
Moline, IL 61265 Phone: (309) 757-5416
Which Better Business
Bureau office serves Moline?
Better Business Bureau /
Quad Cities 2435 Kimberly Road, Suite 175 N.
Bettendorf, IA 52722 Phone: (563) 355-6344 E-mail:
info@dm.bbb.org
Can I request community
service through the City for an ordinance violation
rather than appearing in Rock Island Circuit Court?
No. The City Attorney’s
office does not authorize community service work; it
is only granted by the Court’s presiding judge. To
request community service work as a penalty for your
offense, you must appear in Court.
Do my parents need to
come to Rock Island Circuit Court with me?
Juveniles must be
accompanied by a parent or guardian to enter a plea of
guilty or not guilty with the Court.
Do I need to hire an
attorney to appear in Circuit Court with me?
For ordinance violation
cases, you are not required to have an attorney
present in Rock Island Circuit Court nor will a public attorney be
appointed to your case. Each individual ordered to
appear in Rock Island Circuit Court must use his or her own
discretion in deciding whether to hire an attorney to
defend his or her case.
Please be advised that the
City Attorneys who represent the City of Moline in
ordinance violation cases act in the role of
prosecutors for the City and cannot provide you with
legal advice.
If I plead guilty, how
much will I be fined?
Many ordinance violation
offenses carry a minimum fine that will be imposed if
you plead or are found guilty and a fine is ordered by
the Court. Those fines are varied. A chart containing
the City’s minimum fines for ordinance violation
offenses may be found in Chapter 2 of the City’s Code
of Ordinances; see the related link for “Code of
Ordinances,” Section 2-6110, or click here. In
addition to the minimum fine, you will be charged
$65.00 Court costs by the Court.
What form of payment is
accepted at the Rock Island Circuit Court?
Payment must be in the
form of cash, money order, certified check, cashier’s
check, or a personal check containing a check number
of 500 or higher. Credit card payments are not
accepted.
What happens if I plead
guilty and I pay my fine to the Rock Island Circuit Court or complete
my assigned public service work?
The City will close its case against
you once a Court fine has been paid in full or public
service work has been satisfactorily completed.
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