Miami-Dade County requires qualifications for code enforcement personnel beyond those contained in FS 468. In addition to possessing the appropriate certification from the State of Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board (BCAIB) all Building Officials, Plans Examiners and Inspectors must also be locally certified by the Board of Rules and Appeals (BORA). If an Applicant for BORA certification does not possess a current certificate from the State of Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board, the Applicant must apply for a Provisional certificate as a prerequisite to “temporary certification” by BCCO.  Provisional certificates may be issued by BCAIB to newly employed or promoted personnel, but only to those who possess the standards and eligibility requirement for a standard certification.

 The term "certification", as used by BORA shall mean compliance with the minimum qualification and experience for Building Officials, Chiefs, Inspectors, and Plans Examiners established by Chapter 8 Article II of the Code of Miami-Dade County and approval by the Miami-Dade County Board of Rules and Appeals.

Certification by BORA is valid for the duration of the calendar year and must be renewed each January 1^st.  Applications for recertification must be submitted to BORA by December 15^th. As a prerequisite for annual recertification individuals must have attended continuing education classes, or seminars in their respective fields for a minimum of sixteen hours during the previous calendar year. Of the hours required a minimum of 12 hours shall be satisfied by attendance at courses and/or seminars provided by the Building Code Compliance Office, and a maximum of 4 hours may be satisfied by attendance at programs certified by:

• State of Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board   
• The Contractors Industry Licensing Board 
• The Electrical Contractors Licensing Board 
• The Board of Professional Engineers 
• The Board of Registered Architects

The BORA Certification Sub-Committee conducts meetings and makes recommendations to the full Board regarding all matters relating to certification and recertification of Building Officials, Plans Examiners and Inspectors. The Certification Sub-Committee meeting agendas and minutes are provided below:

Meeting Agenda and Minutes
Agendas	Minutes
2004	2004
2003	2003
2002	2002