Ord G-78(14-49) ORDINANCE NO. G-78
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DELRA¥ BEACH, FLORIDA; AMENDING
SECTION 1 OF CHAPTER XII OF THE CITY CODE
PERTAINING TO THE PLUMBING COMMISSION, AND
PROVIDING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THOSE WHO
SERVE 0N SAID COMMISSION; AMEN]DING SUB-
SECTIONS a AND b OF SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER XII OF
THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO THE EXAMI~LATIONS AND
FEE FOR PLUMBING CERTIFICATES, PRESCRIBING
QUALIFICATIONS FOH ~P PLICANTS THEREFOR, PRE-
SCRIBING FOR ORAL AND WRITTEN EXAMInaTIONS FOR
APPLICANTS THEREFOR, AND FUHTHER PRESCRIBING
FOR THE RECOMME~DATIONS OF THE PLUMBING COMMISSION
TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE ~CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL
DECISION AS TO THE GRANTING OF A CERTIFICATE TO
A JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, as follows:
SECTION l: That Section I of Chapter XII of the City Code of
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, pertaining to
the Plumbing Commission be and the same is hereby amended to read
as follows: i~
"There shall be and is hereby created a Board of Plumbing
Commissioners who shall serve without compensation for a term of
one year or until their successors are appointed. Said Board of
Plumbing Commissioners shall be composed of five members, one of
whom shall be the Plumbing Inspector, one shall be a Master Plumber,
two shall be qualified electors from the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, and one shall be a Journeyman Plumber."
SECTION 2: That Sub-sections a and b of Section 3 of Chapter
XII of the City Code of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Each applicant for a certificate shall be examined by the
Plumbing Commission as to his knowledge and ability as a Plumber
and his familiarity with the plumbing code of Delray Beach; pro-
vided, however, that such applicant shall have had at least five
(5) years of plumbing experience before taking such examination,
and furthe~ provided that such applicant for certificate shall furnish
to the Plumbing Commission three letters of recommendation as to his
character and to his ability in the field of plumbing work."
"Each applicant for a certificate shall be given a written test,
which shall be completed within a reasonable time, and which questions
are to be compiled and graded by the Plumbing Commission."
"Each applicant for a certificate shall be given an oral examina-
tion by the Plumbing Commission.
"The Plumbing Inspector shall report the grade received on the
written examination by the applicant for a certificate to the City
Council and the Plumbing Commission shall make its recommendations to
the City Council, such recommendations to be based on said oral and
written examinations. The City Council shall have the final decision
as to the granting of either of said classes of certificates to the
applicants therefor."
"The complete record of their written examination and the
result of the said oral examination given shall be kept on
file until three (3) years after She date of such examination."
"Examinations for certificates will be held monthly, upon the
third Saturday morning, whenever such examination is requested
by an applicant, provided such application is on file with the
Plumbing Inspector for at least fifteen (l~) days previous to
said examination."
SECTION 3: Each applicant for a certificate as a Journeyman
Plumber shall pay for such examination the sum of
Five Dollars ($5.00), and each applicant for a certificate as a
Master Plumber shall pay the sum of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for such
examination, which sum shall be no part of any other fee or license
to be paid bo said City.
SECTION ~: If such applicant for certificate taking an examina-
tion fails the same, he shall not take another
examination for at least ninety (90) days from the date of taking such
an examination.
SECTION 5: Any valid application for examination which is on
file with the City of Delray Beach and which has
been duly executed at the time of the passage of this Ordinance, shall
be deemed to be v$1id according to the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED in Regular Session on second and final reading on this
the 28th day of June, A. D., 1949.
Vice President of the City Council
k icE MA¥0R
ATTEST:
D~puty City Clerk'
1st Reading - June l~, 19~9
2nd Reading - June 28, 1959
Passed and Adopted - June 28, 1949.
Affidavit of Puhhcation
DELRAY BEACH NEWS
Published Weekly
Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
Before the undersigned authority personally
appeared .... . _?~_~_~,~_ _K_.~__._~..~,~_~.~_~ ......
............................................................... of the Delray
Beach News, a weekly newspaper published at
Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida; ' 01m'~a~c~:'~0. o-~s
that the attached copy of advertisement, being a x~ oari~ or.~cn-g
a AND b O~.~TION 3 OF ~A~ER
.................................................................................... XlI OF ~ '~TY CODE PERTAIN;
....................................................................................... F~ ~ PLUMING CERTIFIOATE8~
~RESCRIBING, ~UALIFICA~ONS
APPLICANTS X~EREF~,
~O ~R ORA~ AND WRIT~N
in the ................................................................. CouP, A~IN~IONS ~FO:R ~PLICANT~
TH~R~R. A~D F~THER ' PRE-
SCRIBING ~, THE RECO~ENDA-
was published in said newspaper in the issues of TIONS.,OF ~ ~LUMBING COMMIS-
OR ~-A JO~.~N~AN PLUMBER.'
.............................................................................. ~e ~e O~t~ is ~flblished b~ caD-
tion only. CovY~i same ~,~on~file at t~
City Cikrk's Office for inspee{ion of inter-
Affiant further says that the said Delray ~. ~r~ns.-~ Ordinane~ was
by tho .City. Council. at a inhering held
Beach News is a newspaper published at Delray June ~th m~. .
Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Florida, and - City C~rk.
that the said newspaper has heretofore been con- ~b. SuW L ~,4~.
tinuously published in said Palm Beach County,
Florida, each Friday and has been entered as
second class mail matter at the post office in
Delray Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Flor-
ida, for a period of one year next preceding the
first publication of the attached copy of &~ver-
tisement; and affiant further says that ................~O
has neither paid nor promised any person, firm
or corporation any discount, rebate, ~mmission
or refund for the purpose of securjng this adver-
tisement for p~lieation in the ~id newspaper.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this__~__~.
(SE~) --r ~ Notary Public
~y commission c~ir~s J~bl 27, I952.
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