(A) Requirement. All facilities permitted under this chapter shall have at least one registered certified pool operator employed and ready to maintain the pool, spa, or interactive water feature. All public commercial establishments with a pool permitted under this chapter shall employ at least one on-site staff member that is a registered certified pool operator.
(B) Registration certificate. A registration certificate for a certified pool operator shall be issued by the regulatory authority to any person who submits the required application, pays the required fee in accordance with the Department of Regulatory Compliance fee schedule, and provides evidence of being a certified pool operator.
(C) Termination of certified pool, spa, or interactive water feature operator. In the event that a registered certified pool operator is terminated or transferred, a new registered certified pool operator must be designated within 60 days from the termination or transfer date. This requirement is applicable even if pool, spa, or interactive water feature maintenance operations are contracted to an outside company.
(D) Term of registration. Unless otherwise revoked by the regulatory authority, a registration certificate expires on the same expiration date listed on the approved certification from an accredited program.
(E) Placement.
(1) Non-transferability of registration. A registration certificate is not transferable.
(2) Posting of certificate. The registration certificate must be posted in a place readily accessible for inspection by the regulatory authority, such as a bulletin board, display case, or other prominent location.
(F) Class C and D pools and spas.
(1) If a registered certified pool operator is not employed on-site at the public pool and/or spa, the owner or person in control of the pool and/or spa shall post a sign visible from the deck of the pool and/or spa stating the telephone number of the registered certified pool operator.
(2) The letters in such signs shall be of a minimum height of a one inch and shall be of a color contrasting to their background.
(a) At minimum, such signs shall state: “TO REPORT MECHANICAL, SAFETY, OR WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS WITH THIS FACILITY, CALL {INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION} DURING HOURS OF OPERATION.”
(b) Such signs shall state information regarding where to report health code violations.
(c) Such signs shall be of a weather-resistant construction and shall be posted where they are readily visible to a reasonably observant person.
(3) A person commits an offense if the person owns or is in control of a swimming pool and/or spa with no registered certified pool operator employed on-site and fails to post or maintain signs required by this subchapter.
(‘78 Code, § 9-95) (Ord. 879, passed 10-22-90; Am. Ord. OR-1930-14, passed 11-24-14; Am. Ord. OR-2252-22, passed 5-9-22; Am. Ord. OR-2347-24, passed 2-26-24) Penalty, see § 92.99