No person shall be authorized to interpret or enforce the Village Code unless that person holds current certification as either an International Code Council (I.C.C.) Residential Building Inspector, or certified as a Residential Building Inspector by the Ohio Board of Building Standards. Any person appointed to the Building Department without either of these certifications is required to obtain a minimum of one (1) year of experience working under the supervision of the Village Building Inspector, or Building Inspector contractor who contracts to perform such services, and such appointee must then obtain a minimum of the I.C.C. Residential Building Inspector certification within one (1) year from the date of appointment, before they can be a Building Inspector, and until then shall hold the position of trainee. Persons who have been certified to enforce the State Code may enforce the Village Code, but such personnel are not required to be certified by the State as Residential Building Inspectors by the Ohio Board of Building Standards. All personnel employed to interpret and enforce the Village Code shall obtain such additional and continuing training as the Mayor or the Chief Administrative Officer deems reasonable and necessary, and which is funded by an appropriation by the Village Council.
(Ord. 2021-07. Passed 1-25-21.)