(a) The City of Charles Town shall comply with the requirements of the Standards for the Certification and Continuing Education of Municipal, County, and Other Public Sector Building Code Officials, Building Code Inspectors and Plans Examiners set forth at Series 6 of Title 103 of the West Virginia Code of State Rule (the "Certification/Continuing Education Standards").
(b) The City Manager or designee shall designate a City Building Official, who shall also be known as the City Code Official, who meets the qualifications of a "Code Official" set forth in the Certification/Continuing Education Standards and is duly certified as such thereunder.
(c) All inspections required under the State Building Code shall be conducted on behalf of the City only by the City Code Official or any other individual who is authorized by the City Code Official to perform the relevant category of inspection on behalf of the City and who is duly certified (or otherwise permitted to act) as an "Inspector" in such category pursuant to the Certification/Continuing Education Standards. Any such other individual shall be under the authority of the City Code Official and shall issue a report regarding an inspection to the City Code Official for further action.
(Ord. 2024-001. Passed 1-17-24.)