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ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10-20 OF THE CODE OF MIAMIDADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; MODIFYING COMPOSITION OF CONSTRUCTION TRADES QUALIFYING BOARD; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 10 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, adopted by Ordinance No. 78-23, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:1
Chapter 10

CONTRACTORS

ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL

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Sec. 1020. Construction Trades Qualifying Board.

(A) Membership, appointment, qualifications, Secretary, compensation. There is hereby established a Construction Trades Qualifying Board consisting of twenty[[six]] >>seven<< ([[26]] >>27<<) members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners.

The membership shall be comprised of two (2) registered architects, two (2) registered engineers, and the qualifying agents of each of the following types of contractors holding a certificate of competency pursuant to this chapter issued by Division A or Division B of the MiamiDade County Construction Trades Qualifying Board: Four (4) general contractors, two (2) engineering contractors, three (3) electrical contractors, [[two (2)]] >>three (3)<< plumbing contractors, two (2) mechanical contractors, two (2) roofing contractors, one (1) contractor certified in both swimming pool piping and swimming pool maintenance ([[unlimited]] >>commercial<<) categories, [[two (2)]] >>one (1)<< liquefied petroleum installation contractor[[s]]>>, one (1) swimming pool contractor,<< and four (4) members from the general public with each member to have one (1) vote. Those individuals appointed as alternate members of the Board and currently serving in that capacity on the effective date of Ordinance No. 7575 shall automatically be appointed as regular members for the duration of the terms for which they were appointed as alternates. If a contractor having a MiamiDade County certificate of competency at the time of his appointment fails to renew or maintain that certification, he will be disqualified from membership on the Board and a replacement appointed by the Board of County Commissioners.

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(C) Organization of Board.

(1) The Board shall elect a Chairman and ViceChairman and such other officers as may be necessary from among its members. Terms of all offices shall be for one (1) year.

(2) The Board shall be divided into Division A and Division B, as follows, for the purposes hereinafter provided:

(a) Division A to consist of the three (3) general contractors, two (2) engineering contractors, two (2) architects, and two (2) roofing contractors, two (2) registered engineers>>, one (1) swimming pool contractor<< and two (2) members from the general public.

(b) Division B to consist of the three (3) electrical contractors, [[two (2)]] >>three (3)<< plumbing contractors, two (2) mechanical contractors, [[two (2)]] >>one (1)<< liquefied petroleum installation contractor[[s]], one (1) swimming pool piping and maintenance ([[unlimited]] >>commercial<<) contractor, one (1) general contractor and two (2) members from the general public.

(c) Each division shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman and such other officers as may be necessary from among its members. Terms of all officers shall be for one (1) year. The Director of the Building Code Compliance Office shall serve as Secretary for each division but shall have no vote. The Director shall be permitted to designate a staff member to serve in his stead.

[[(d) In addition to the membership otherwise provided for, the Board of County Commissioners shall appoint four (4) special members of MiamiDade County homeowner associations, two (2) for Division A, and two (2) for Division B. These special members shall be evenly and geographically representative of the County. The sole function of these members shall be to participate in and vote in disciplinary proceedings.]]

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Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 3. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance, including any sunset provision, shall become and be made a part of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of enactment unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon an override by this Board.
1 Words stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] shall be deleted. Words underscored and/or >>double arrowed<< constitute the amendment proposed. Remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged.