[Adopted by Order No. 97-337 (Ch. 2.52 of the 1993 Code)]
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
There is established in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
88 of the Acts and Resolves of 1995 of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
the Department of Inspectional Services. The Department shall include
the Wiring Department, the Building Department, including the plumbing
personnel thereof, the Department of Weights and Measures, the Conservation
Enforcement Officer, the Code Enforcement Officer and the Zoning Board
of Appeals.
A.
The Mayor shall annually appoint the Director of Inspectional Services
who shall have supervision and control of the Department of Inspectional
Services. Such Director shall possess all the necessary qualifications,
experience, and certification required for an inspector of buildings
or building commissioner under the provisions of MGL c. 143. Such
Director shall be exempt from the provisions of MGL c. 31.
B.
The Director shall perform all duties and responsibilities required
of the inspector of buildings or building commissioner as required
by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the ordinances
of the City of Quincy, including the appointment of plumbing and gas
fitter inspectors. All local building inspectors and the plumbing
and gas inspectors shall report to the Director of Inspectional Services.
C.
The Director shall conduct a meeting on a biweekly basis and shall
summon to such meeting any and all department heads, inspectors, or
other employees, including but not limited to local building inspectors,
wire inspectors, plumbing and gas inspectors, the Health Commissioner
and inspectors within his/her Department, fire safety inspectors,
the Director of Planning and Community Development, the Commissioner
of Public Works, and the Conservation Enforcement Officer necessary
to review applications for building permits for buildings with a gross
floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
A.
The Mayor
shall, pursuant to MGL c. 98, § 34, appoint the Sealer of
Weights and Measures. He shall be subject to the provisions of MGL
c. 31 and shall report to the Director of Inspectional Services.
B.
The Sealer
of Weights and Measures shall, as directed by the Director of Inspectional
Services, perform the following duties:
(1)
Collect the fees and charges which by law he is allowed to receive
and pay over to the City treasury all money received by him;
(2)
At the time of sealing, furnish the owner of the articles sealed
or his agent a certificate signed by the Sealer, stating the name
and address of the owner of the article, the date when sealed, and
the amount of the fee, if any, collected;
(3)
Keep a detailed record of all work performed by him and annually
make a report to the Director;
(4)
Establish office hours for the convenience of the public who desire
to have scales, weights and measures tested;
(5)
Have the care and custody of all public scales of the City; and
(6)
Perform such other duties that the Director of Inspectional Services
deems necessary for the proper performance of his duties.
A.
The Mayor
shall, pursuant to MGL c. 166, § 32, appoint the Inspector
of Wires. He shall be a licensed electrician and subject to MGL c.
31. He shall report to the Director of Inspectional Services.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
B.
The Inspector
of Wires shall, as directed by the Director of Inspectional Services,
perform the following duties:
(1)
Have supervision of all electric and other wires erected in, upon,
over or under any building;
(2)
Keep a detailed record of the business transacted in the Department
over which he has charge, and shall submit an annual report of the
same to the Director in January;
(3)
Require any person operating electric or other wires to furnish him
with such information as may be necessary to the faithful and effectual
discharge of his duties;
(4)
Have access at all reasonable times to all wires and appliances and
apparatus in the interior of a public building or on private premises
which are intended for carrying an electric light or power current,
and no person shall arrange, affix or change any such wires, fitting
or apparatus without giving the Inspector reasonable opportunity to
inspect the same before it is covered or enclosed;
(5)
Establish rules regulating the time of notification of work to be
done, the requirements or conditions for turning on the electric current
and such other matters as he may deem advisable; and
(6)
Perform such other duties that the Director of Inspectional Services
deems necessary for the proper performance of his duties.
