(A) The office of Town Building Official is hereby created. The designation or appointment of the person to fill this office shall be made by the Mayor, and the compensation for the office shall be set and determined by the Mayor and Council.
(B) The duties of the Town Building Official or his or her designee shall be generally to administer and enforce the provision of the Building Code of the town by issuing permits, conducting inspections, establishing administrative procedures and carrying out those other duties and functions imposed upon his or her office by the various provisions and sections of the Maryland Building Performance Standards. It shall also be the duty of the Town Building Official or his or her designee generally to enforce the provision of the Housing Code of the town established in Chapter 135, Property Maintenance (as revised) of the Code of the Town of Chestertown.
(Prior Code, § 57-3) (Ord. 6-2006, passed 1-8-2007; Ord. 01-2009, passed 2-2-2009)