There is hereby established a Plumbing Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board), to consist of five members. One member of said Board shall be recommended by and represent the Board of Health, one member shall be a master plumber licensed by the Borough of Hanover, one member shall be a journeyman plumber licensed by the Borough, and two shall represent the public. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Borough Council. At the first appointment, one member shall be appointed to serve for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years and one for five years: and thereafter, all members shall, in like manner, be appointed each year to serve five years.
The Board shall hold its first meeting not more than 30 days after its appointment. Thereafter, the Board shall meet whenever necessary to carry out its duties, but in any case the Board shall hold not less than four meetings a year, with at least one meeting being held in each calendar quarter.
The Board shall establish standards and procedures for the qualification, examination and licensing of master and journeyman plumbers, and shall authorize the Borough Secretary to issue the appropriate license to each person who meets the qualifications therefor and who successfully passes the examination given by the Board. The Board shall elect a Chairman and a Secretary and shall keep an official record of all of its business.
No applicant for licensing as a master plumber shall be examined by the Board unless he has had at least five years of practical experience in plumbing work. No applicant for licensing as a journeyman plumber shall be examined by the Board unless he has had at least three years of practical experience in plumbing work.
If any person, having been appointed as a member of the Plumbing Board, shall neglect or refuse to attend two successive meetings, unless detained by sickness, or prevented by necessary absence from the Borough, or if a member of the Board in attendance at any meetings shall neglect or refuse to vote or by his withdrawal from the Board or otherwise refuse to act in his official capacity as a member of the Board, the Borough Council may declare his office as a member of the Board vacant and may fill such vacancy. For such actions, a majority of the Council shall constitute a quorum.
The Plumbing Board shall at their first organization meeting appoint a Chairman and a Secretary of the Board, and adopt a set of bylaws governing the administration of the Board and conduct of the meetings. The bylaws to be adopted shall be submitted to Borough Council for approval and ratification.
A quorum for all actions taken by the Plumbing Board shall constitute not less than a majority of the members of the Board.
Following each meeting of the Board, and in no case not more than two weeks following each meeting of the Board, the Secretary of the Board shall file with the Borough Manager a copy of the minutes of the Board meeting, together with a report of all matters, whether informal or formal, being considered by the Board.