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BOARDS OF CONTROL
The Mayor shall appoint members to serve on the Boards of Control as described in Section 1311.11 in the manner provided in the Charter.
(Ord. 125-15. Passed 3-31-15.)
(a) There is hereby created a separate Board of Control for each of the three certified trades listed: (1) electrical, (2) plumbing, and (3) comfort heating, cooling and refrigeration.
(b) Each Board of Control hereby created shall consist of nine members: the chief inspector of the certified trade, a registered professional engineer, three masters of the trade in question, three citizens at large, and a representative from the Civil Service Commission staff. The registered professional engineer and three masters of the trade must be residents of the City or principals in firms having their primary office inside the corporate limits of the City. Two of the citizens at large shall be residents of the City and one may be a non-resident. The representative from the Civil Service Commission staff shall be a non-voting member of the Board of Control.
(c) The Boards of Control shall formulate rules and regulations governing the practice and business of electrical, plumbing, comfort heating and cooling and refrigeration 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 published in the Toledo City Journal. It shall require a concurrence of a majority of the voting members of a board to revoke a certificate of registration.
(d) Term. For a newly appointed board, in addition to the inspector in charge, the Mayor shall appoint two board 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 of Control, he or his successor shall be appointed for the term of three years.
(e) Boards of Control shall meet quarterly and any member who misses two consecutive meetings without reason shall be dismissed from such Board and the Mayor shall name a replacement for the unexpired term.
(Ord. 125-15. Passed 3-31-15.)
Should the Board of Control upon reasonable cause believe that any licensee or any other person has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any other law relating to the mechanical or electrical discipline it regulates, it shall have the power to make such investigation, with the cooperation of the Division of Building Inspection and its City-employed staff, which it deems necessary, and to the extent necessary for this purpose, it may examine such licensee or any other persons.
(Ord. 125-15. Passed 3-31-15.)
No person shall do or attempt to do any of the following acts and the Board of Control shall have the power to levy fines against said person in accordance with Section 1311.15 below, or to suspend or revoke any licenses or registrations issued under the provisions of this chapter at any time where the licensee or registrant is performing or attempting to perform any of the acts mentioned herein:
(a) Abandonment without legal excuse of any work engaged in or undertaken by the licensee or registrant;
(b) Diversion of funds or property received for prosecution or completion of a specific project or operation, or for a specified purpose in the prosecution or completion of any project or operation, and their application or use for any other project or operation, obligation or purpose;
(c) Failure to account for or to remit any moneys coming into his possession which belong to others;
(d) Willful departure from or disregard of plans or specifications in any material respect and prejudicial to another, without consent of the owner or his duly authorized representative;
(e) Willful or deliberate disregard and violation of the building laws of the City;
(f) Misrepresentation of a material fact by an applicant in obtaining a license;
(g) Making any substantial misrepresentation, or making any false promise of a character likely to influence, persuade or induce;
(h) Changing business location or control of the ownership, management or business name without notification to the Commissioner of Building Inspection.
(Ord. 125-15. Passed 3-31-15.)
A Board of Control shall, before suspending or revoking any license and at least ten days prior to the date set for the hearing, notify in writing the holder of such license of any charge or charges made against him, and shall furnish such licensee with a copy setting forth the charge or charges and afford such licensee an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel in reference thereto. Such written notice shall be served by delivery of the same personally to the licensee or by mailing same by registered mail to the last known business address of such licensee. The hearing on such charges shall be at the time and place as the Board of Control shall prescribe. If the Board of Control determines that any licensee is guilty of any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, such license shall be suspended or revoked for such period of time as shall be determined by the Board of Control.
(Ord. 125-15. Passed 3-31-15.)
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