(a) There is hereby created a separate Board of Control for the home improvement and home remodeling business.
(b) The Board shall consist of eight members to be appointed in a manner provided in the Charter, namely: the inspector in charge; a civil engineer or architect; three license holders in the home improvement and remodeling business, one of whom shall be a registered builder, two citizens at large; and a representative from the Civil Service Commission staff. The civil engineer or architect and three license holders in the home improvement and remodeling business must be residents of the City or principals in firms having their primary office inside the corporate limits of the City. The representative from the Civil Service Commission staff shall be a non-voting member of the Board of Control.
(c) The Board shall meet at least quarterly, and any member who misses three consecutive meetings shall automatically be discharged from such Board and a replacement made by the Mayor.
(d) The Mayor, in addition to the inspector in charge who shall act as secretary of the Board, shall appoint two members for a term of one year; two members for a term of two years, and two members for a term of three years. Upon the expiration of the term of a member of the Board, his successor shall be appointed for a term of three years. The Mayor shall also fill any vacancies on the Board.
(e) The Board of Control shall formulate rules and regulations governing the practice and business of home improvement and remodeling as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. These rules and regulations shall be filed with the Clerk of Council and shall be published in the Toledo City Journal. It shall require a concurrence of a majority of the voting members of the Board to revoke a home improvement and remodeling license, as provided in Section 1313.12.
(f) The Board of Control, the Division of Building Inspection and the Civil Service Commission staff shall prepare examinations and conduct examinations for all applicants for registration whose applications have been received by the Commissioner of Building Inspection in accordance with the provisions established in Section 1313.07.
(Ord. 126-15. Passed 3-31-15.)