A. There is hereby established a Contractor Licensing Board, also to act as the Board of Appeals as referenced in the adopted Building Codes, and referred to herein as “the Board”.
B. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members. Two members shall be at-large members, each of whom is either a resident of the City or an architect, engineer, or person otherwise qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to building construction, and is not an employee of the City; two (2) members shall be general contractors; two (2) members shall be plumbing contractors; and, two (2) members shall be electrical contractors; and one (1) member shall be a mechanical/HVAC contractor.
C. With the exception of the at-large members, each member of the Board must be:
1. An individual who is a City of Cody licensed contractor within the specialty he or she is designated to represent on the Board; or
2. A certified journeyman electrician, certified journeyman plumber or certified journeyman HVAC installer who is not individually licensed, but is employed by a licensed contractor that is licensed within the specialty the employee is designated to represent on the Board. If a member of the Board who is not individually licensed, and is serving as an employee of a licensed contractor, resigns, terminates, severs or otherwise loses his or her employment with such licensed contractor, then he or she may continue to serve as a member of the Board until the end of his or her term. If the Board member, at the end of his or her term, is not individually licensed in the specialty he or she is designated to represent, or is not employed by a licensed contractor, then he or she cannot serve as a member of the Board, and the Mayor and Governing Body shall appoint a new member who is licensed to fill the vacancy as described below.
D. The members of the Board shall each be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Governing Body, for a three (3) year term. Terms of members shall begin on January 1 and shall be staggered, with no more than four (4) members reaching the end of their term at the end of each calendar year. Subsequent appointments shall be for three (3) years each unless to fill an unexpired term. Members appointed to fill vacancies shall serve until the end of the term which they were appointed to fulfill, and may be reappointed for successive three (3) year terms. At the discretion of the Governing Body, members may be appointed for more than one term.
E. The Board shall meet at such intervals as necessary for the proper performance of its duties, but in any case, shall meet not less than twice each year. (Ord. 2019-04, 7-9-2019; amd. Ord. 2022-17, 12-6-2022)