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Ordinance 1984-11 ORDINANCE NO. 84-11 AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE CONSTRUCTION CODE BOARD: SETTING FORTH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD: PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, SECTION 1: This ordinance shall be known as "Construction Code Board Ordinance". SECTION 1-1: CONSTRUCTION CODE BOARD CREATED: There is hereby created the Construction Code Board (hereafter called Board) consisting of seven (7) persons who shall be appointed by the City Council. Said Board shall replace but retain the authorities granted the Board of Adjustments and appeals in the 1982 Uniform Building Code as adopted. Save and except Section 111 of said Bu il ding Code. SECTION 1-2: QUALIFICATIONS: Persons who serve on the Board as members shall be qualified as follows: (a.) One designated member who shall be taxpaying resident elector of the City. (b.) Two designated members shall be taxpaying resident building contractors, (c.) Two designated members shall be taxpaying resident Plumbers (d.) Two designated members shall be taxpaying resident electricians (one Masters & one Journeyman). (e.) One designated staff member to act as secretary of the board. (f.) Staff representative will be the City Building Official (g.) In the event that volunteer members in the (b), (c), or (d) categories are not available one of the two designated tradesmen may be replaced with a member in the (a) category. SECTION 1-3: TENURE OF OFFICE: Three (3) members of the Board shall be appointed for the balance of the calendar year. Four (4) members of the Board shall be appointed for the balance of the calendar year following the date of adoption of this ordinance plus one full year. After the expiration of the terms of the first appointees members shall continue until their successor is appointed. Any member of the Board may be removed by the City Council for cause. Vacancies within the Board shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. Ordinance No. 84-11 Con1t. SECTION 1-4: REGULAR AND CALLED MEETINGS: The Board shall hold such regular, special or called meetings as are necessary for its proper performance of duty. SECTION 1-5: POWERS AND DUTIES: The Board shall at its first meeting in each calendar year select a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman and prescribe a procedure and order of business for hearing applications for licenses and for hearing matters brought to it by the Building Official for recommendation to the City Councilor on appeal and aggrievement appeals as provided herein, and for general business sessions. (a) It shall be the duty of said Board to pass upon the quali- fications of all applicants for licenses. Any person who shall make application for an Electrical License may obtain proper forms from the Building Division. Upon receipt by the Building Official or his authorized representative of an application accompained by proper fee, an examination shall be scheduled for some date within seven (7) days from the date of the application. (b) For examination, the Board shall prepare at least three (3) sets of examinations for each class of license of electricians required to be examined under this ordinance. The sets of examinations may be changed by the Board at any time when no applications for examinations are pending. When an application for examination has been filed, a set of examination questions for the proper class of license shall be selected at random from the several sets of examination questions and submitted to the applicant for the examination. SECTION 1-6: QUORUM: Four (4) members of the Board present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the concurring vote of not less than four (4) members of the Board shall be necessary to constitute an official action of the Board. SECTION 1-7: RECORDS: The Board shall keep a Minute Book in which shall be recorded all transactions and business of the Board. The Board shall keep a record of the name and place of business of all persons to whom licenses have been issued; provided that said Board shall not be responsible for the record of any person whose license has not been re- newed or has lapsed for a period in excess of 24 months. SECTION 2: PUBLICATION: Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of Wylie, which publication shall contain the caption stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance. SECTION 3; All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistant with or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall be, and the same are Ordinance No. 84-11 Con't hereby, expressly repealed. SECTION 4: If any section, sub-section, paragraph, sentence, phrase, or clause of this ordinance shall be declared invalid for any reason what- soever, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect; and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the March , 1984. 13th day of Mayor ATTEST: