(A) The City Manager or the city employee designated by the City Manager may register building contractors to do business in the city or its zoning jurisdiction. Before registering a contractor, the City Manager or his or her designee may require the applicant to:
(1) Furnish references;
(2) Describe the general nature of the work the applicant proposes to do;
(3) Describe the applicant’s experience;
(4) Identify the employees of the applicant;
(5) Describe any liability insurance insuring the applicant (such insurance is not required);
(6) Describe whether a license to conduct business as a building contractor has been revoked or suspended by any other jurisdiction, and if so, to fully describe the circumstances; and
(7) State the applicant’s business and residence addresses, and phone numbers, including cell phones if any.
(B) Upon the applicant’s furnishing the required information and paying the fee described in Chapter 6, Article 6 of this code, the applicant shall be registered unless the City Manager or the designee of the City Manager articulates written reasons why, for reasons associated with the competence or integrity of the applicant, it is not in the best interest of the city that applicant be registered. The applicant shall either be registered or shall be sent a written explanation why the applicant will not be registered within 14 days after the date of application.
(C) Such registration will be valid for one calendar year after the date of issuance, after which time it will expire without further notice to the registrant. Upon application for renewal of such registration, the applicant will advise the City Manager or the designee of the City Manager in writing if any statement in the original application is no longer accurate.