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HomeMy WebLinkAbout448 Ordinancethe salary to be the same, $95°00 Der month. and it was so ordered. The motion carried . ~etion by Alderman Roberts, -~ seconded by Alderman~ O~borne tha~ the~foliowing ordinance be passed and adopted, The~motion carried and the erdinauce follewm. 0 R D I N A N C E NO, AN 0RDLNANCE DF~INING NASTER AND JOURNEY- ~f~N PLU}~B~S,. DEPINING-TER~ FIXING~THE NU~ER O~ THE EXA~INING AI~D SUP~ViSING BO~D O~ PT.U}~BERS~A~ THEIR TER~ OE SERVICE, PRESCRIBING THE DUTIE~ AND DEP INING TH~ PO~S O~ PROVIDING A PEN- AZTY, AND DEOLARING AN BE IT. ORDAIN~D BY T~ CITY COUNCIL O~ THE CITY O~~ PLAINVIEW, T'~YJ[2: DE~ INIT I SECTION 1, Pl~inview: ~ AS used in the ordinances ef the City ef r (a) The term "Person" mea~s and includes partnerships, associations, individuals, and corporations, however 'formed. (b) The term "~ster Plumber" (Employing Plumber) means one who is expert in the knowlege ity and quality of materials and devices pipes, traps, fittings and fixtures, making taps and connections in such manner as will prevent the escap: of noxious rapers, gases, od~rs, etc., fo~ the conveyance gas,' water and~ sewage, b~t who does not held himself Out. as intemding ~o actually de the work ef~uch installations, but p~epeSes ~o ~ake and carr~ eut.'cen- tract~ for, and to proPer~ and carefully :supervise the work ef alt installatienm, Provided, as herein defined lng, en contracts by him or others, he shall also ex- amination ms ~ou~u~eyman Plumber, as herein defined and (:~) The term "Journeyman Plumber~ me cip&l work is m~al;: one skilled in the labor of installing ranks, pipes, traps, fittings-, ~s mhd connections in such manner as vapors, gases, odors, etc., in ail buii, sewer and gas lines, and in making proper and sanitmry conne~c sa~e; and who holds himself out as intendi t~. actually ~uch we~k un,er the ~oyment and supe~ a~aster.PlUmber (Em- ploying Pl.m~r);~as herein defined, but not as into to contract for or cause to be done such as a Master Plumber), as herein defined. EXANINING A~D SUPERVISING BOkRD OF PLU~FiR~ ~SECTION £. Thereis hereby created ~a~nd estabiis~ed a Boar~ kno-~n as the Examining and Supervising Boardof Plumbers of the City of Plainvi~w, Texas. Said Board shall be~ to-wit: the City Health Officer4 the gineer, if any, and if there is no then the a master of not active an~ continuous experience as plumber, Plumber of not less thanfive yea~a~c~i~e and comtJ ~xperie~ce as a plumber (J°u~neyman and/or ~aster Plumber), members, Eh- ;on year~ PROVIDED, E0~R, that if anyof the five mambers of the Board, above provided for, ~halt die, or become unable to act for any reason, or shall re.sign from~th~ir respective poSitiOns, or shall Be removed 'by the City ~ounc~i~' far a~y couse, then the City Council shall appoint a successor or successors who will fill out the unexpired term and serve until their respective successors are appo iht ed,, DUTIES OP THE B,OAED It shal'l be the duty of t]he Examining Board te meet as soon after their appointmen~ as practicable and within ten days,, and . By selecting one of the members of the Board a~ Chair- man another ms .~ec~etar~,~, who shall keep a full record of the proceedings, of the B-~ard. It. shall be the further ~ty of said Board to provide itself with the proper beoks--.of record, bl~x~k:- forms, and other supp:~ies nece~sary'for ~he conduct of its bm~ines$,~Wh~h sha~ll be Paid for out ef the e~e~nin~ion fees hereinafter provided for, It shall be the further du~y of said Board to submit to the City 0o~n~il, from time to time, its recommendations for the impr~vement of the ordinances governing, plumbing. C 0~BAT I ON ~EOTION ~, Allmembers of the Board shall serve without c cape :ns at i on.- PO~¥~ SECTION 5. The Board shall have the following powers: (a) To. adopt r~les and regulations for conducting exe~ni- nations ~f ~pplica~s for plux~hing license, but such rules and regu- lations shall not be inconsistent with the Ordinances of the City of Plai~iew and the laws ef the ~tate Of Dexas, (b). To provide proper forms, within its discretion, for the use of applicants for examination. (c) To fi~ reasonable times for .examinations of appli- cants, to specify the hours at which the examinations wi~, be held and n~me t~.e place. (_d.) To p,~ovide e~a~inations for ~aster Plumbers, ~our- n~eyme~. Plumbers and inspector of Plumbing, ~ud to deter:ine whether such' examinations .shall be oral, or all _written,- or partly oral and partly ~itten, and to me~e necessary rules for the- fair, speedy mhd s~f£icient examinations of applicants. All ~estions shall be based ~n the P-l.u~bing Code of the City of Plainview. (e} To provide rules and regulations for re.-exa~ination wherean applicant has fa~led to m~ke the requi~ed grade, the Board to derter~ine ~nd lute such required grade to he made and passed. (f) In ca~e-' of'a second ~ai~ire to make the required g~mde and the applic~ut desires another ex~nination, N.e shall apply to the ~ayor, and if the ~layor ia of the apinion that the applicant deserves another examination he ~h~ll .certify such fact to the Bo~d,, which Shall ~gain re-examine the appli~t:~:..-:th~ ~axa~na, tie~ to -be Conducte~ b~.the ~oard within a reasonable timeJ..after receipt of the '~e~vor's certificate. ~ECT~'~ I0N 6. If, after a third examination, the applicant cer~tifies in writi~ to the i:,ayor that he has not been fairly examined the ~ayor shall require all papers in connection wLth the several ex- arninations to be delivered to the City ~e rotary; ~nd ~t a regular O* or special mee.~ig of the zty Co~uoil the City Co~.no~ ~,e~exarnine the papers, or c~uee same to be examined ~d graded under its direct- ion, and if i'~ shall be found that the applicant h~s ~de a passing grade such f~ct shall be certified to the ,Oity ~e~retary, ~ho shall issue certificate of qualifi¢i~tion to the ~pplicanto if it shall be found that the applicant has not made a~ passing grade, then ~the Beard shall be under no obligation to re-examii~e the appltcsmt un, til after the ~expiratten of six months fro~ date of hearing on appeal. RElv~OVA~ O~ A~}~ER O~ T~ BOARD ~ECTION ~ The ~m ~y Council of the C~gy of P~ainview may ~emove any member o~ ~nd ~pervi~ing Bo~a~d of Plumbers for sufficient cause, .de~ , that iff any charge or cha~ge$ be filed against any member of the Board by the City Coun- cil, any member thereo~,-the ~or, Oity Attorney or any resident ~lace set Eot hearing on the charges,, notigy the Board member of such charges and give him fu5i opportunity to Be heard on such charges; amd after, such hearing, the Qity~ Counfil Shall mak~ such order relative thereto as, in the :opinion ef the~ majority e~ the 0ity CounSi[, shall be right and proper. The action of the City Council in such matters shall be final. FOR ~INATIONB _ SECTION 8. Each ~app!ic~ut for examination as Inspector of Plumbing or as ~!aster Plmmber, as defined herein, shall, at the time of filing his application with. the 2eoretary of the Board, pay to said Secretary the sum Of ~3.00; and each applicant for eXamina- tion as a Journeyman Plumber. as defined herein, sh pay to,aid Secretary the su~ of $2.00 when his application is which said fees shall be used by the Beard to pay its necessary expenses, and such fees not used shall, at the end~ of the fiscal year, be paid over to the Tax Collector ef the 0ity of Plainview, smd by him deposited to the credit af the general fund.of the Oity, 0ERTtPICATES OP QUALIFICATION SECTION 9. The Examining Board shall issue to each Successful applicant a Oertificate of Q~alification, certifFing that such applicant has ..been found competent as a ~aster P~umber,' or Inspector of Plumbing, er Journeyman Plumber, as the case may be, such ~ertificate of Qualifi s: the 0hair- man and Secretary of' the 'signed by City Secretary who shall register such certificate in %h~ reco~ds~of his office. Such certificate shall entitle the holder'to carry of the b~siness of plumbing (except in the case of the Inspector of Plumbing) for a period of one year from date thereof upon' payment Of license fee, and shall be renewable from ~ear to' year during the' month ef Eovem- bet by indorsement by the Chairm~n smd Secretary of th ard am~ by the City Secretary upon the.face of the original ce charge ef $.5~ shall be ~ade amd:collected by Boar vice of renewing the certificate.~ of a majority of the Board the ines ef the holder i~no~ the holder to BOard may refuse.to ~enew the same. Certitl are personal to the holder and may not be t: revoked by the Board for good.cause shown on charge by the ~amining Board, any member thereof,, or any who resides within the Oity of:p~ainview.. charge or charges shall he made ~n writ certificate by the Secretary of ~he Bear.d charge or charges, and the ~te and p~ shall certify its findings at such heari the City order of which, made in connection with such ~indings, icate. A r the ser- ~pinion moral inteEui~y the fite~ rieved on, ~f the py of the The Board ~euncil, the be final, ~she Board ~hall keep ~a w~ll ' the names,. residences and places of business of the of certi-~ ficates of qualification, and such other facts as in on of the Bear~ are pertinent, such book to be ~ permanent recor& of the City of Plainview. FIRST E~I~tO~ UNDER ~Hi~ 0RD~'~-' ~ SECTIOE 10. All persons now engaged in the business of pl~nbing witlhln the 0ity of Plainview, whether such-persons are l~{aster Plumbers or Journeymen Plumbers, shall make application to the i~amini~t~ Board within 50 days after the effective date of this ordinance, T~.e Examining Board shall publish a notice of the time and place of said first examination ~ some newspaper regularly pub- lished in Plainview, Texas, in at least two issues thereof, and all perso~s required hereby to be examined shall be examine~ at the time and place fixed by th~ notice, and failing to ae so, they shall be prohibted fror~, further engaging in the bSsiness of plumbing, whether as Na~ter or Journeyman Plumber, from and after the date of such ex- amination, ~d.er the penalties herein provided;, provided, that noth- ing in this .section shall be construed as preventing such plumber from ~aking the examination at a later date, PLU~ ING INSPECTOE SECTION !1. All Persons desiring to apply to the City Comncil of the Ci~y of Plainview, Texas, for the position of Tn- specter of Plumbi.~ig% as herein defined, shall first apply to and be examined by the Examining Board, ~u~d proc~e from such Board a Certificate of ~'ualification and a li¢~e~ise to act as Such Inspector from said Ex~mining~ Board, as provided for Naster Plumbers ~uder ~he ]~oviSi0Ds Of this ordinance, and said applicants for the posi- tion of Plumbing insp,ector sha~l' file with the City Secretary their Certificates ef ~alification and license, as herein provided for. Inspectors of Plumbing shall be employed be the 0ity Council for a ~e~m of-two yea~8,~ and at such monthly compenaation as may be de- 0~' ciaed upom ~y the ~ty~ Co~ucil. v ~ CU~ ~LAT IVE CLAUSE ~ SECTION 1£, This ordinance ~halt be~ considered as c~mula- -~ ~iveto all O~h~r ordinates of the~ Oit~~ of Plainview, Tex~s, no~ ~ ~oree gouchi~ plumbers; provided, he,myer, that~ all other ordinances, ~ Ds~gs"of ordi~nco~, in oonflict herewith are hereby e~essly re- gAVING 0 LgUSE SEOTmt0N~ 1~. If any section of-this ordimance, er part Df any section, s~hall,~by any court of competent~ jurisiction be held invalid, the same shall hot effect 82~y other p~t or~ parts of this ordinate, but the~ s~e shall remain in full force and effect. ~ P~TY ~ ~ SECTION l~. Any person violating this ordinance, or a~ -section hereof% shall be deemed g~ilty of a~ misdeme~or ~d shall -be fined in a~Y s~ bit ti exceed ~00,00; and each day'shall be considered ~ separate offense and the p~aities'shatl be applied ac- cor~i~ly. ~t~RG~NOY CLAU~,~ ~ ~ECTION~ tB. The fmc~ that the~ law~ of t?~'s ~tate provide for and .require an ordinance ~f this character, and the fact that puhlic health and Bafety req~e that~ · ~ " thms ordmnance beco~ne effective immediately, creates an. e~e~genc~, Buch emergency re~ir~mg that this ordinance bec6me~ &ffective upon publication~ as required by law. PA,~SED, APPROV~ED an~ ADOPTED this Gall ~way ~ ~ '¥i~y 16th day of~ 0~t~, t9~9 T ems heitoh ~yor.