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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.1 OF PART TWO
OF ORDINANCE 6407, THE PLUMBING CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, BY CHANGING THE COMPOSITION,
METHOD OF APPOINTMENT AND METHOD OF FILLING
VACANCIES OF THE BOARD OF PLUMBERS; PROVIDING
THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PLUMBERS SHALL
SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 2.1 of Part Two of Ordinance 6407, be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2.1 -- Board of Plumbers - Created;
Composition; Appointment of Members; Filling
Vacancies; Compensation
"There is hereby created and established
a Board of Plumbers. The Board of Plumbers
shall consist of nine members 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 experience in the
plumbing field.
Place #2. A Master Plumber licensed by the
State of Texas and having ten years of
active continuous experience in the
plumbing field.
Place #3, A Journeyman Plumber licensed by
the State of Texas and having ten years
of active continuous experience in the
plumbing field.
Place #4. A Journeyman Plumber licensed by
the State of Texas and having ten 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 regular-
ly designs plumbing installations,
Place #7. A Landscape Irrigator licensed
by the State of Texas.
Place #8. A citizen who is not connected
with the construction industry in any
way.
Place #9. A citizen who is not connected
with the construction industry in any
way,
"The City Sanitary Engineer, the Director
of the Water Department or his authorized repre-
sentative, 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 of the
City Council, Should any one of the nine members
of the Board of Plumbers die, become unable to
act for any reason, resign from his respective
position, or be removed for any cause, as herein-
after provided, the City Manager shall appoint a
successor to fill the unexpired term or to serve
until a new member shall be duly appointed. All
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 all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby expressly repealed.
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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 juris-
diction, such voidness, ineffectiveness or unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining 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.
SECTION 4,
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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S. G. JOHNDROE, JR. , City Attorney
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City of Fort Worth: Texas
UNE BAILIFF mayor and Council
Communication
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Amendment to Plumbing Code — PAGE
PAI6E NUMBER
Composition of Plumbing Board lot
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7/12/77 G-3497
On December 21, 1970, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 6407 as the
Plumbing Code of the City of Fort Worth.
The Code provides for the creation of a Board of Plumbers to hear ap-
peals of decisions of the Chief Plumbing Inspector and the Building
Official and to review existing ordinance provisions and proposed amend-
ments. The Board is appointed by the City Council and is composed of
the following:
Place #1. A Master Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and
having ten years of active continuous experience in the plumb-
ing field.
Place #2. A Master Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and
having ten years of active continuous experience in the plumb-
ing field.
Place #3. A Journeyman Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and
having ten years of active continuous experience in the plumb-
ing field.
Place A. A Journeyman Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and `
having ten years of active continuous experience in the plumb-
ing 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 installations.
The City Sanitary Engineer, the Director of the Water Department or
his authorized representative, the Supervisor of Plumbing
Inspection, and the Building Official serve as ex-officio
members. As ex-officio members, they have the right to make
and second motions but do not have the power to vote.
In order to expand the areas of representation on this Board, it is pro-
posed that an ordinance be adopted amending the Plumbing Code by adding
the following to the membership of the Board of Plumbers:
Place V. A Landscape Irrigator licensed by the State of Texas.
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Composition of Plumbing Board 2 of 2
Place #8. A citizen who is not connected with the construction
industry in any way.
Place #9. A citizen who is not connected with the construction
industry in any way.
In previous years, the City Council has requested that the Ordinance be
amended so that the members of the Plumbing Board be appointed by the
City Manager with the ratification of the City Council, as opposed to
appointments being made by City Council, to be consistent with the ap-
pointment process for the Building, Electrical and Mechanical Boards.
The proposed ordinance will accomplish this.
Recommendation
It is recommended that an ordinance be adopted amending the Plumbing
Code (Ordinance No. 6407) as described above.
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SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PR9FESSED BY
ADOPTED ORDINANCE p_QTHER (DESCRIBE) s/,�'/RY
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