(A) Qualifications of inspectors. Greene County shall employ only those inspectors to enforce the State Building Code who have one of the following types of certificates issued by the North Carolina Code Officials, G.S. Chapter 160D Article 11 Qualification Board attesting to the inspector's qualifications to hold such position: (1) a probationary certificate, (2) a standard certificate, or (3) a limited certificate which shall be valid only as an authorization to continue in the position held on the date specified in G.S. § 143-151.13(c) and which shall become invalid if the inspector does not successfully complete in-service training specified by the Qualification Board within the period specified in G.S. § 143-151.13(c). An inspector holding one of the above certificates can be promoted to a position requiring a higher level
certificate only upon issuance by the Board of a standard certificate or probationary certificate appropriate for such new position.
(B) Conflict of interest. In accordance with G.S. § 160D-1108, Greene County inspectors responsible for building inspections shall comply with G.S. § 160D-109(c). No member of an inspection department shall be financially interested or employed by a business that is financially interested in the furnishing of labor, material, or appliances for the construction, alteration, or maintenance of any building within Greene County's planning and development regulation jurisdiction or any part or system thereof, or in the making of plans or specifications therefor, unless he is the owner of the building. No member of the Inspection Department conducting building inspections shall engage in any work that is inconsistent with his or her duties or with the interest of Greene County.
(Ord. passed 6-21-21)