(a) An application for a mechanical journeyman license shall be made in writing in the name of the person applying therefor on forms prescribed and provided by the Building Official, and shall contain such information as shall be required by the rules and regulations of such Department. Such applicant shall at the time he files the application set forth above, pay for the license.
(b) Any mechanical journeyman holding a current license issued in any of the license areas accepted by Massillon shall receive a mechanical journeyman license upon completion of an application therefor and upon payment of the proper license fee.
(c) Application Fee. Applicants for an mechanical journeyman's license shall pay a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which shall include fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a license fee and twenty dollars ($20.00) for the application fee.
(d) Renewal. License shall be renewed annually upon the payment of fifteen dollars ($15.00) on or before February 28th of each year without the requirement of reapplication. A twenty dollar ($20.00) late fee shall be assessed for license renewals after February 28th.
(e) Failure to obtain a current license from the City prior to working therein is automatic grounds for a two hundred percent (200%) penalty in addition to the license fee.
(f) A fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) shall be paid by an applicant for a mechanical journeyman license before the applicant can take the required examination.
(g) An applicant for a mechanical journeyman license may not work for a contractor until he successfully sits for and passes the examination and is issued a license.
(h) An applicant may be denied permission to sit for the examination for one year if he has been found working in the City prior to testing.
(i) No person shall engage in the work of a mechanical journeyman without first obtaining a license from the City pursuant to this chapter.
(j) The applicant shall be of good moral character. In considering the moral character of an applicant, the authority reviewing the registration may consider a record of dishonest practices or malpractices in the conduct of a business, trade, or profession, and that it is in the public interest that the applicant not be License.
(Ord. 154-2010. Passed 12-20-10.)