Said City Board shall consist of five (5) electors who are residents of the City of Steubenville. The Board shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by City Council to serve without compensation for nonconcurrent terms of three (3) years. The Mayor shall make the original determination as to the term of each appointee. Said appointed members shall be familiar with engineering and light construction. No member shall act on any matter in which he or she has a financial interest.
In the event of a vacancy on the Board, the Mayor, with the approval of Council, shall within thirty (30) days appoint a new member who shall have the same qualifications as the member whom he or she shall replace and who shall serve the balance of the unexpired term of said member.
A. Organization of the Board:
The Board shall organize by electing a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and a Secretary, who shall serve for a period of one (1) year. The City Engineer and the City Building Inspector, or his or her representative, shall attend all meetings of the Board and shall provide such information, services, and assistance as it may require.
A quorum shall consist of three (3) members, and no official meeting shall be held unless a quorum is present at roll call. The affirmative vote of the majority of the members present at a meeting shall be necessary to pass any resolution, or make any decision.
B. Rules and Procedure:
The Board shall adopt rules and regulations of procedure, which it may, from time to time, change at its discretion, provided, however, that no rule or regulation shall be in conflict with any provision of this Charter.
Said rules and regulations shall fix time and place of regular meetings and shall provide for special meetings, for appeal procedure, and for such other matters as are pertinent to the operation of the Board. Complete minutes shall be kept of every meeting setting forth all business transacted and decisions made. In case an appeal is adverse to the appellant, the minutes shall contain the reason therefore. All minutes shall be signed by the Secretary and countersigned by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman. A copy of the minutes shall be sent to the City Building Inspector, and to every appellant who has an interest herein.
C. Powers and Duties of the Board:
1. The Board shall hear any appeal filed by any person or company adversely affected by a decision of the City Engineer or City Building Inspector with respect to the enforcement of this Code. Notice of the date, time and place of hearing said appeal shall be given the person or company appearing as well as the proper city representative. After hearing said appeal, the board may deny said appeal, modify the decision of the City Engineer or City Building Inspector, or reverse the decision of the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. Decisions of the Board are final but subject to appeal to the Jefferson County Common Pleas Court.
2. The Board shall formulate and report to City Council, from time to time, recommendations for action by them upon such amendments to the Code as the public health, safety and welfare may require.
3. The Board shall determine by rule or regulations, on application to it, whether any new-type material, method of construction or equipment is equal to that required by the Code, and to recommend the use of new material to be incorporated in the Code.
(Amended 11-3-87; 11-3-92; 11-4-14)