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DATE November 10, 1992
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: TECHNICAL ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS FOR PLUMBING AND
ELECTRICAL CODES
BACKGROUND:
The attached ordinance is proposed to smooth the transition of the
administrative portions of the electrical and plumbing codes as the City
proceeds from the old codes to the newly adopted ones. This is necessary
because, under the codes presently in effect, plumbing and electrical licensees
are required to have individual bonds. Those licenses are up for renewal at
the end of the calendar year and all licensees must secure another one year
bond to get renewed.
However, the plumbing and electrical codes which go into effect on April 1,
1993, do away with the requirements of individual bonds, substituting instead
the requirement that all plumbing and electrical contractors submit proof of
liability insurance to become registered. The licensees in the employ of the
contractors would be covered by the contractor's liability insurance instead of
their individual bonds.
Because the registration will not go into effect until April 1, 1993, but licenses
expire at the end of the calendar year, there is a three-month interim period
during which the change from bonds to liability insurance will not be in
synchronization. In order to avoid having all licensees secure a bond effective
for an entire year which is really only needed for three months, this ordinance
would simply eliminate the bonding requirement for the interim between January
1 and April 1, 1993.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Approve the attached changes to the plumbing and electrical codes to cover
the interim period between January 1st and April 1st, when the new codes take
effect.
2. Retain the licensing and bonding requirements in the current code during
the interim period.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt
Alternative #1, approving the attached changes to the plumbing and electrical
codes to cover the interim period between January 1st and April 1st, when the
new codes take effect.
COUNCIL ACTION: /Vlavk
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