A. Any person who successfully completes a city approved training program shall receive a city of Pocatello certificate of training, upon payment of a required certification fee, which fee shall be set from time to time by resolution of the city council. This certificate shall be in card form, with a certification number, and should be carried at all times while on the site of construction activity. Any person who successfully completes the required training course within the first year following adoption of this chapter shall have the set fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) waived on a onetime basis.
B. Interim certificates can be obtained prior to the completion of a city approved training program by submitting an enrollment request form to the city with an interim certification fee, which will be credited towards the cost of future certification. The interim certification fee shall be set from time to time by resolution of the city council. An interim certificate issued by the city shall remain valid until the next regularly scheduled city approved training program is offered.
C. The enrollment request form for an interim certificate or the training program shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the person receiving the certification, as well as that person's employer, and a brief description of the duties performed by the person intended to receive the certification.
D. All persons in charge of a construction site at the time of adoption of this chapter shall have one hundred twenty (120) days to obtain a city of Pocatello certificate of training or an interim certificate. All subsequent site developments shall have a person possessing one of these certificates on staff, with direct control and authority, and immediately available upon the request of a city inspector.
E. A training program must be preapproved by the city and must include educational materials on the following subjects:
1. Ecological and resource value of the waters of the state and the U.S.;
2. The proper and effective methods of erosion and sediment control implementation and maintenance, and the benefits of such;
3. Recognition of improperly implemented erosion and sediment control BMPs and the methods of correction;
4. The purpose and provisions of any laws, regulations, and ordinances on erosion and sediment control, including this chapter;
5. A description of sediment as a pollutant;
6. The processes of erosion, sediment transport, and sediment deposition;
7. The required responsibilities of supervisory and enforcement personnel pursuant to this chapter;
8. The effect of storms on erosion control measures;
9. Emergency remedial action;
10. Dewatering practices;
11. Management of hillsides;
12. Proper measures for areas subject to flooding, including those outside the floodplain; and
13. The difference between erosion control and sediment control.
F. A city of Pocatello certificate of training shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of issuance. A change of employment has no effect on the validity of the certificate. A certificate holder must attend the next available training program after three (3) years has elapsed in order to renew the certificate. If the certificate holder does not attend a training program as directed, the certificate shall expire the day following said next available training program after expiration.
G. Certifications from other cities, states, or associations may be accepted upon approval of the city, when the applicant can demonstrate the prior certification was based on standards similar to those found in this chapter.
H. Lost certification cards will be replaced by the city for a lost card fee. A lost card fee shall be set by the city council resolution. (Ord. 2859, 2008)