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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 8912;e, ORDINANCE NO . 7 ~"` AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8140 WHICH ADOPTED THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 2.1 REGARDING REQUIRED EXPERIENCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PLUMBERS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULA- TIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO PUBLISH 'THIS ORDINANCE IN PAMPHLET FORM; PRO- VIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THE CAPTION AND PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 8140, as amended, be hereby amended by amending Section 2.1, "Board of Plumbers - Created: Composition: Appointment of Members: Filling Vacancies: Compensation", by revis- ing the required experience for members in Place No. 3 and Place No. 4, and following such amendment, Section 2.1 shall read as fol- lows: "Section 2.1. Board of. Plumbers: Created: Composition: Appointment of Members: Filling Vacancies: Composition There is hereby created and established a Board of Plumbers. The Board of Plumbers shall consist of nine mem- bers and four ex-officio members as follows: Place #1. A Master Plumber licensed by the .State of Texas and having ten years of active continuous exper- ience in the plumbing field. Place #2. A Master Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having ten years of active continuous exper- ience in the plumbing field. Place #3. A Journeyman Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having five years of active continuous experience in the plumbing field. Place #4. A Journeyman Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having five years of active continuous experience in the plumbing field. Place #5. A Mechanical Contractor whose firm is licensed by the City of Fort Worth. Place #6. A Mechanical Engineer licensed by the State of Texas and who regularly designs plumbing instal- lations. Place #7. A Landscape Irrigator licensed by the State of Texas. Place #8. A citizen who is not connected with the cons- truction industry in any way. Place #9. A citizen who is not connected with the con- struction industry in any way. The City Sanitary Engineer, the Director of the Water Department or his authorized representative, the Supervisor of Plumbing Inspection, and the Building Official shall serve as ex-officio members. As ex-officio members they shall have the right to make and second motions but shall not have the power to vote.. The Supervisor of Plumbing Inspection shall serve as Secretary to the Board. The nine members shall be appointed by the City Manager with the advice and consent o.f the City Council. Should any one of the .nine members of the Bard of Plumbers die, become unable to act for any reason, resign from his respective position, or be removed for any cause, as here- inafter provided, the City Manager shall appoint a succes- sor to fill the unexpired term or to serve until a new member shall be duly appointed. A1.1 members of the board shall serve the City without any compensation. Members shall not serve more than three (3) consecutive two-year (2) terms." SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of Ordinance No. 8140, as amended, and any other ordinances and the Code of the City of Fort Worth, and all prior ordinances and City Code sections in conflict herewith are hereby repealed but only insofar as such ordinances and code sections are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 3. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared void, ineffective or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness., ineffec- tiveness or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remain- ing phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation herein of any such void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. -2- b .-s. .. SECTION 4. That, prior to September 1, 1983, any person who violates, dis- obeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance is com- mitted, continued or permitted, and each violation shall be punish- able by a fine not to exceed $200.00. Effective September 1, 1983, any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued or permitted, and each violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00. SECTION 5. That all rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of Ordinance No. 8140, as amended, or any other ordinance affecting plumbing which have accrued at the time of the effective. date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordi- nance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 6. That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof than the production thereof, as provided in Chapter XXV, Section 3, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. -3- .: ~ ~ .. :z SECTION 7. That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and penalty clause of same in the minutes of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and by filing the ordi- nance in the ordinance records of said City. SECTION 8. That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish the caption, penalty clause and effective date of this ordinance for five (5) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Art. 1176b-1, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. SECTION 9. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date ofFits passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Date: ~~ 2. 5 -g ~ ADOPTED: ~-~o - (~,3 EFFECTIVE: -4- - ti ASrER.F1LE 1 "ee „~'~ ® J~~~°~ ~"J' LLl`~ILI{'*~ ~~~~' ~~ .Y U II IL CITY MANAGER 1 : ACCOUNTIMG 2 ~~~®~ ~/~ll.(-/ ~/®~W/U I{iLLJ~IV ~iJ®~~'+~~/~~`+~"~'i"+'~"~ ~~ TRANSPORTATION~PUBLIC WORKS•6 LAW-1 ~~ DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT PAGE NUMBER Membership Requirements 1 9/6/83 **G-5742 for Board of Plumbers ior_- __ he Plumbing Code of the City of Fort Worth (Ordinance No. 8140, as amended) provides for the creation of a Board of Plumbers for the purpose of reviewing nd interpreting the Plumbing Code, hearing appeals from decisions of the Chief Plumbing Official and Building Official, and otherwise implementing the terms of the Plumbing Code. The Board consists of nine (9) members with varying degrees f experience and licensing qualifications. The Plumbing Code currently requires that two members of the Board be licensed Journeyman Plumbers with at least ten ears experience. Because of this experience requirement, many qualified Journeyman Plumbers have been excluded from serving on the Board. t is the recommendation of the Chief Plumbing Inspector and the Building fficial that Journeyman Plumbers with five (5) years experience be allowed to erve on the Board of Plumbers. ation: APPROVED 9Y CITY CaUNCII ~/,/~~ .,SE p 6 1983 ~itp Sec:scary of it,a ~€~~ t is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance reducing to ive (5) years the required experience necessary for Journeyman Plumbers to erve as members of the Board of Plumbers. O:ii tachment SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S ~ ! ~~ / nFFICE BY (~ i{ ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT HEAD• Wade Ad1C1nS DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. `' APPROVED OTHER (DESCRIBE) PROCESSED BY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMAa ne Olson Ext 7617 CONTACT W Y D ORDfNANCE ~® CITY SECRETA/rRY°~J DATE ~/ r