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Public Hearings 12.

BCC Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	07/24/2014
Issue: 5:34 p.m. Public Hearing Amending the Unlicensed Contractor Ordinance
From:	Kerra Smith
Department:	County Attorney's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

5:34 p.m. Public Hearing for consideration of adopting an Ordinance amending the Unlicensed Contractor Ordinance.

Recommendation: That the Board adopt the Ordinance amending Volume I, Chapter 18, Article II, Division 4, Sections 18-92 through 18-101, of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances, pertaining to unlicensed contracting.

BACKGROUND:

At its July 10, 2014 meeting the Board approved setting the Public Hearing for consideration of amending the Unlicensed Contractor Ordinance.

The Unlicensed Contractor Ordinance was established to regulate unlicensed contracting in construction activities for which a County Certificate of Competency or state certification/registration is required in order to protect consumers requiring contracting services. The amended ordinance specifies acts that constitute unlicensed contracting and increases the civil penalty for violations. The amendment is also intended to make the ordinance more comprehensive by clarifying enforcement, citation, and hearing procedures.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

The increase in the civil penalty will result in an increase in revenue in Fund 406, Building Inspections Department Inspection Fund.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

This ordinance was reviewed and approved by Kerra A. Smith, Assistant County Attorney and advertised in the Pensacola News Journal on July 12, 2014.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

The respective Ordinance was enacted May 4, 2000 and requires amending due to recent changes in F. S. Chapter 489.127.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

N/A

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