(A) Appointment of Director. The Mayor may appoint a resident of the city to the position of Director of Building which appointment may be terminated at will by the Mayor. (Every effort should be made to appoint individuals who are graduates of accredited schools of architecture or engineering or who have had experience with building or construction work.)
(B) Duties. The Director of Building is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all provisions of this subchapter as herein provided.
(C) Deputies. The Director of Building, with the approval of the Mayor, may designate deputies who shall exercise during the absence or disability of the Director by whom they were appointed all powers of said Director.
(D) Inspectors. The Director of Building, with the approval of the Mayor, may appoint inspectors and assistants to help carry out the provisions of this subchapter for which they are directly responsible. No person shall be appointed as an inspector who has not been found by the legislative body to have some experience as an architect, engineer, builder, or in some other phase of construction work.
(E) Right of entry. Upon the presentation of the proper credentials the Director of Building or his or her duly-authorized representatives, he or she may enter at reasonable times any building, structure, or premises within the city to perform any and all duties imposed upon him or her by this subchapter.
(F) Liability. Any person charged with the enforcement of this subchapter, acting in good faith and without malice for the city in the discharge of his or her duties, shall not thereby render himself or herself personally liable and he or she is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or by reason of any act or omission performed by him or her in the enforcement of any provisions of this subchapter, and shall have the right to be defended by the City Attorney until final determination of any proceedings pending against him or her.
(1996 Code, § 15-2.02)