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Public Hearings 12.

BCC Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	02/03/2011
Issue: 5:33 p.m. Public Hearing Concerning the Competency Board Ordinance.
From:	Ryan E. Ross, Assistant County Attorney
Department:	County Attorney's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation: That the Board, at the 5:33 p.m. Public Hearing, adopt an Ordinance that will establish a new expiration date for contractor licenses based on the date of issuance and will authorize the Escambia County Contractor Competency board to designate the Building Official with the authority to grant reciprocity upon receipt of required documentation.

BACKGROUND:

At the January 20, 2011 meeting, the Board scheduled a public hearing to consider adopting an Ordinance that would amend the Competency Board Ordinance. Chapter 18, Article II of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances establishes the Escambia County Contractor Competency Board and vests the Competency Board with certain duties related to the licensing of contractors in Escambia County. The Escambia County Building Official has identified two areas where greater efficiencies may occur in the administration of the Competency Board’s licensing program. First, he believes that establishing a new expiration date for certificates based on the issuance date, rather than the certificate holder’s birth date, would allow County staff to utilize more efficient computer programming. Second, he requests that the Competency Board vest him with the ability to grant reciprocal licenses when there is no question of the requesting party’s credentials. Both changes will require amendments to Chapter 18, Article II. The Building Official has presented both requests to the Competency Board and they concur with the necessity of the amendments.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Assistant County Attorney, Ryan E. Ross, drafted the amendment to the Ordinance and it was advertised in the Pensacola News Journal on Saturday, January 22, 2011.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

N/A

Attachments
Competency Board Ordinance
PNJ Proof of Publication