A. Designation; Appointment: There shall be a department of building inspection, the head of which shall be the building official. Unless he appoints the city manager or another to be the building official, the mayor shall himself be ex officio building official. The building official shall have supervision and control of the department, including any inspectors whom the mayor may appoint, subject to confirmation by the city council, such as the building inspector, the plumbing inspector, the electrical inspector, the mechanical inspector and other inspectors of the building and construction trades.
B. Powers And Duties: The department of building inspection shall see that all laws, ordinances and other regulations relating to building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical installations are properly enforced, except as may be otherwise provided by applicable law or ordinance. The building inspector, the plumbing inspector, the electrical inspector, the mechanical inspector and any other such inspectors, under the supervision and control of the building official, shall have such powers, duties and functions as may be prescribed by applicable law or ordinance. (1989 Code § 5-101; amd. 2002 Code)