(a) (1) Any person desiring to obtain a contractor's certificate of registration and qualification in the City shall make application to the Vermilion Building Department; and whoever is unable to comply with subsection (d) below shall pay a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) non-refundable fee to defray the costs of administering and grading an examination and shall appear at such time and place as the Vermilion Building Department may designate to undergo such examination directed by the Building Inspector to determine his/her qualifications and competency to do and perform such work as a contractor.
(2) If the applicant fails to attain a minimum passing score of seventy percent on his/her first attempt to pass an examination, he/she may make a second attempt without charge, provided he/she waits thirty days but not longer than six months within the same calendar year from the date of the first attempt to repeat the examination. If the applicant fails the examination on his/her second attempt, then he/she must wait six months from the date of the second attempt to repeat the registration process with all applicable fees. In all cases, any attempt to become a registered contractor ends on December 31st of each year. Subsequent opportunities for examination retakes will be granted only after discussion and approval by the Vermilion Building Department.
(b) In the event the contractor is engaged in such business as a partnership or corporation, the application shall be made by one of the partners or by a duly designated representative of the corporation. If application is made by a representative of the corporation, such application shall so state and shall specify the date of the passage of the corporation's resolution so designating such representative. If the applicant applies as a member of a partnership or as a representative of a corporation, the certificate of registration and qualification so issued shall be in the name of the person applying. However, such certificate holder shall be responsible for such partnership or corporation, as the case may be, in abiding by the laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the work as is customarily done by the trade for which his organization has registered.
(c) Every application for a contractor's certificate of registration and qualification of any type shall be in writing and on such fonn as the Vermilion Building Department prescribes, and shall set forth the name, citizenship, residence, place of business or occupation of the applicant and the length of time he has been engaged in the business or trade, together with a stipulation that, if granted a certificate of registration and qualification, he will comply with all laws, ordinances, resolutions and public regulations of the City. Applications for a contractor's certificate of registration and qualification shall be issued by the Building Department.
(d) If the person desiring to obtain a contractor's registration submits proof of current registration in the same classification from other municipalities or a current state license in the same classification, an exam shall not be required, subject to approval from the Building Official.
(Ord. 2022-49. Passed 7-18-22.)