The City Manager shall establish and promulgate such regulations as may be proper in the manner of trimming and pruning trees within this city. The City Manager or his or her authorized representative shall supervise the testing of applicants for a tree trimmer’s permit; provided, however, that any person who holds a valid license as a pruner issued by the State Department of Agriculture under applicable state statutes shall be exempt from testing with regard to skills necessary to qualify for such permit. Upon certification from the City Manager of the applicant’s meeting the qualifications so established, the City Clerk shall issue the permit for an annual fee from May 1 to April 30 of each year upon the applicant’s payment of the fee as set by the Council by motion or resolution. Renewal of the permit shall not require the testing of the applicant unless the applicant’s permit shall have been revoked. The holder of such permit shall maintain constant, personal supervision of any employee then engaged in trimming trees.
(Prior Code, § 110.096)