There is hereby created and established the Office of the Plumbing
Inspector. He shall act under the direction of the Plumbing Board
and shall have supervision of all plumbing and drainlaying in the
City and shall perform such duties as are hereinafter prescribed.
The Plumbing Inspector shall have the right, during reasonable hours,
to enter any building in the City for performance of his duties. The
Plumbing Inspector shall review the suitability of alternate materials
for use and types of installation to the code and may grant a variance
form the strict application to the code if in his determination an
unnecessary hardship exists and the public health, safety and welfare
of the City of Seward are maintained. The Plumbing Inspector shall
have such assistants as the Council may provide; and when appointed
by the Council, such assistants shall have the same powers and duties
as the Plumbing Inspector. The Plumbing Inspector shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The Water/Wastewater
Superintendent may be appointed Plumbing Inspector at the discretion
of the Mayor and Council. When the Water/Wastewater Superintendent
serves as Plumbing Inspector, he shall not receive any additional
compensation for his services as such Plumbing Inspector.
It shall be unlawful for the Plumbing Inspector to engage in
the business of plumbing or to perform any work as a plumber in the
City during the term of office as Plumbing Inspector.