(a) A Building Department is established for the City to be composed of a Building Commissioner to be appointed annually by the Director of Public Service and Properties. The position of Building Commissioner shall remain an appointive position and shall not be included in the classified service. The Building Commissioner’s hiring is subject to confirmation by a majority of the members elected to Council, and such other employees as may be authorized by Council. The Building Department shall be responsible for all inspections of construction work being performed in the Municipality, whether such construction consists of new construction or additions and/or alterations to existing structures. The Building Department shall also be responsible for checking into and determining all violations of the Zoning Code, as well as all other applicable City codes and ordinances and shall cause, supervise and issue all citations with reference to violation/s of any and all aspects of the Building Code. The Department shall have control of and be responsible for the processing of all matters and details concerning the construction of all residential, apartment, commercial and industrial buildings, with the assistance and guidance of the City Engineer when his or her services are requested. In addition to the foregoing areas of responsibility, the Department shall have, as part of its function and authority, the control of the inspection of all installations of sewer lines, water lines and gas lines and/or connections of the same to existing facilities. (Ord. 50-1999. Passed 9-27-99.)
(b) The Building Department shall consist of the following position:
(1) Building Commissioner.
(2) Inspectors designated as:
A. Building Inspector.
B. Electrical Inspector.
C. Plumbing Inspector.
D. Sewer Inspector.
E. Other Inspectors as needed and approved by Council.
(3) Full-time Building Department Secretary.
(4) Other full-time or part-time clerical personnel as required and approved by Council.
In addition to such positions, there shall be in the employment of the Department at least one person who has had not less than five years experience in building construction or design and who is registered under the laws of the State as either an architect or professional engineer. Each of these positions shall be filled by competent personnel in accordance with the needs and requirements incidental to the efficient operation of the Department. Such personnel shall be compensated in accordance with existing complement and compensation ordinances.
Compensation and benefits associated with the position of full-time secretary and the position of full-time or part-time clerk in the Building Department are as stated in the contract between the City of Seven Hills, Ohio and Ohio Council 8 and Local 3557 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (clerical-technical chapter).
(Ord. 65-2005. Passed 6-27-05.)