(a) There is hereby established within the Department of Public Safety a Building Department, which shall be responsible for the administration of such building codes as are or hereinafter may be enacted for the City and shall provide for the numbering and renumbering of buildings under such rules and regulations as are adopted by the Building Department.
(b) The management of the Building Department shall be vested in a Superintendent, who shall be appointed by the Safety-Service Director and who shall receive such salary as is provided in the current compensation ordinance.
(c) The Superintendent of the Building Department shall have complete management of the Building Department, shall receive and properly account for all moneys derived from the issuance of permits and the inspection of plans, shall keep adequate records of all transactions, shall employ and discharge all employees and shall do any and all things that are usual and proper under prudent management.
(d) The Building Department shall be composed of such employees as are necessary for the efficient operation of the Building Department, who shall receive such salaries as are set forth in the current salary ordinance.
(Ord. 186-96. Passed 12-5-96.)
(e) The Building Department shall have full authority to enforce all laws, statutes and regulations as provided and authorized in the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Administrative Code pursuant to the certification approved by the Ohio Board of Building Standards.
(Ord. 225-96. Passed 1-16-97.)