2007-77 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 26 - HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION COMMISSION AND CONTRACTORS

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� � COUNCIL COMMUNICATION F RM Economic & Urban Development Department Mem randum #07-102 DATE: September 25,2007 TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council �i FROM: Steve Ga City Manager Greg Crow ssistant City Manage� Randy John ,Building Inspections Manager SUBJECT: Changes to Chapter 26, City Code known as "H ing,Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Commission" RECOMMENDATIONS: The Construction Inspections Divisio of Economic and Urban Development would like to recommend changes to Section 4, 5, 6, and 8 of this code as follows: � Chapter 26: Delete ventilation when referring to contractor,me hanic, or commission. Section 4: Anulication Fee: Delete fee from section name. De ete from first paragraph"which shall be accompanied by payme fee of fifty dollars ($50.00)" and from second paragraph, "which appl' ation shall be accompanied by the payment of a non-refundable e}camination fee of fifty dollars($50.00). Section 5: Examination changed to read as follows: "Before a license as a Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanic shal be issued to an applicant,he shall successfully pass the"Standard aster Mechanical Exam"administered by the International Code Co cil National Contractor Trades Examination Program. Section 6: Content of Examination(Mechanic); changed to re d as follows: The content of the examination is to be determined by t e International Code Council's Contractor Trades Examination program Section 8: License Fee; change annual fee to $100.00. BACKGROUND: Tests for these applicants have been prepar and administered by City Staff with assistance from Commission Members in the past. The International Code Council is the agency from whom we adopt our model codes. The have developed a standardized testing program to be used by jurisdictions to qualify contractors for licensing. Other jurisdictions currently using this program locally e Danville and