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ORDINANCE 2019-04 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 3, SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF THE CITY OF CODY CODE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF CODY, PARK COUNTY, WYOMING: Title 9, Chapter 3, Sections 2 and 3 of the City of Cody Code shall be amended to read as follows: 9-1-2: CONTRACTOR LICENSING BOARD ESTABLISHED: A. There is hereby established a Contractor Licensing Board, also to act as the Board of Appeals as referenced in the adopted building codes, and referred to herein as "the Board". B. The Board shall consist of ten (10) members. One member shall be an at-large member who is either a resident of the City or who owns a contracting business physically located within the City; one member shall be an architect, structural engineer or civil engineer; one member shall be a licensed mechanical/HVAC contractor; one member shall be a City Council member; two members shall be licensed general contractors; two members shall be licensed plumbing contractors; and, two members shall be licensed electrical contractors. C. Each member of the Board must be: 1. An individual who is a licensed contractor within the specialty he or she is designated to represent on the Board; or 2. A certified journeyman electrician, certified journeyman plumber or certified journeyman HVAC installer who is not individually licensed, but is employed by a licensed contractor that is licensed within the specialty the employee is designated to represent on the Board. If a member of the Board who is not individually licensed, and is serving as an employee of a licensed contractor, resigns, terminates, severs or otherwise loses his or her employment with such licensed contractor, then he or she may continue to serve as a member of the Board until the end of his or her term. If the Board member, at the end of his or her term, is not individually licensed in the specialty he or she is designated to represent, or is not employed by a licensed contractor, then he or she cannot serve as a member of the Board, and the Mayor and Governing Body shall appoint a new member who is licensed to fill the vacancy as described below. D. The members of the Board shall each be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Governing Body, for a three year term. Terms of members shall begin on January 1 and shall be staggered, with no more than four members reaching the end of their term at the end of each calendar year. Subsequent appointments shall be for three years each unless to fill an unexpired term. Members appointed to fill ---PAGE BREAK--- vacancies shall serve until the end of the term which they were appointed to fulfill, and may be reappointed for successive three year terms. At the discretion of the Governing Body, members may be appointed for more than one term. E. The Board shall meet at such intervals as necessary for the proper performance of its duties, but in any case, shall meet not less than twice each year. 9-1-3: AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES: The Building Official and Contractors Board are authorized and directed to establish administrative procedures and policies for the application, review, examination and licensing of building contractors, as necessary to implement Title 9, Chapter 3. Each person who submits the required application materials and meets the established qualifications therefor shall be issued an appropriate annual license. The Community Development Department shall keep an official record of all licenses issued. This Ordinance shall become effective at the final passage and publication in the Cody Enterprise as required by law. PASSED ON FIRST READING: PASSED ON SECOND READING: PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED ON THIRD AND FINAL READING: Matt Hall, Mayor ATTEST: Baker, Administrative Services Director