(A) Created; membership. There is hereby created a Plumbing and Gas Contractors' Qualifying Board, which shall be appointed by the City Manager, in conformity with the provisions of F.S. Chapter 469. Such Board shall be appointed at such times and in such manner as is prescribed in such chapter. In addition, one master and one journeyman plumber shall be appointed by the City Manager, to further assist this Board in their duties, examinations and advisory requirements. Such advisory members shall have no voting power.
(B) Terms. Each member shall hold office until his successor has been duly appointed and qualified.
(C) Vacancies. Vacancies occurring in the membership of the Board shall be filled by appointment of a member having the qualifications of the member whose term has terminated, for any reason whatsoever.
(D) Removal. The Manager may remove any member of the Board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty. Any member so removed may request, within ten days, and shall receive a public review by the legislating authority before such removal shall become final.
(E) Compensation. Board members shall be paid the sum of $20 for attendance at each regular meeting of the Board, the amount limited to each member to no more than 12 regular meetings per year. Members of the Advisory Board shall not be paid. Should a special examination date be requested by an applicant for master plumbers' licenses, such application shall be accompanied by a fee of $50. Board members attending such special examination shall be paid equal parts of such special examination fee by the city.
('72 Code, § 10-58)
(F) Plumbing Inspector to be Secretary. The Plumbing Inspector shall be designated by the Manager as the Secretary of the Board.
('72 Code, § 10-59)
(G) Jurisdiction. The Board shall have jurisdiction over all matters encompassed by F.S. Chapter 469, as well as all matters pertaining to the examination, qualifications, disciplinary action and certificate of competency of plumbing contractors, gas-fitting contractors, subcontractors in these and related trades and masters, journeyman and maintenance personnel in these and related trades.
('72 Code, § 10-60)
(Ord. O-66-22, passed - - )