(A) If the Stormwater Administrator determines there to be significant and major errors or omissions in one or more annual inspection reports provided by a qualified professional, the Stormwater Administrator shall:
(1) Notify the SCM owner and the qualified professional in writing of the errors or omissions;
(2) Offer relevant training and education for the qualified professional including on-site consultation; and
(3) Schedule the subject SCM for additional annual inspections by the city.
(B) If the Stormwater Administrator determines there to be significant and major errors or omissions in three or more annual inspection reports provided by a qualified professional, regardless of the particular detention facility or SCM inspected or the time frame of the inspections, the Stormwater Administrator shall:
(1) Suspend the qualified professional status of the inspector for a minimum period of 12 months. During this time, inspections from the suspended individual will not be accepted by the city to comply with the annual inspection requirement. This suspension applies only to the individual inspector and not to his or her company or firm.
(2) Notify the detention facility or SCM owner(s) and the qualified professional in writing of the suspension and instructions for status restoration.
(C) An inspector whose qualified professional status has been suspended may apply to restore his/her qualified professional status only after a minimum of 12 months and completion of an on-site personalized training with city staff. The inspector should coordinate scheduling of this training with the Stormwater Administrator anytime during the suspension as city staff are available.
(D) Once qualified professional status has been restored to an inspector, the city will audit the next three inspection reports submitted by that qualified professional to ensure accuracy and consistency. If the Stormwater Administrator determines there to be significant and major errors or omissions in one or more of these three reports, the inspector shall be re-suspended and shall repeat the restoration per this section.
(E) For repeated, fraudulent, or egregious errors or omissions submitted by a qualified professional, the Stormwater Administrator shall have the authority to permanently revoke his/her qualified professional status and/or file a report with any applicable licensing or certifying board or agency.
(Ord. No. 24-021, § 1, passed 4-11-2024)