There is hereby reestablished in and for the village a separate board
of officers to be known as the Board of Examining Plumbers (hereinafter, the
"Board"), which Board shall have and exercise such jurisdiction and powers
and shall perform and discharge such duties and responsibilities as may be
prescribed by or pursuant to the authority of this chapter.
Eligibility for appointment to the Board shall be limited to citizens
of the United States who are at least 18 years of age. Also, both at the time
of appointment, and during the entire tenure of their terms in office, members
of the Board must:
A. Reside within the village, or at least within the territorial
boundaries of either the Town of Hempstead or the Town of North Hempstead;
B. Hold a certificate of competency issued by a duly constituted
Board of Examining Plumbers of the village or of another municipality also
a party to either the Tri-Town Plumbing Agreement or other reciprocal licensing
agreement as defined in this chapter;
C. Hold a current original or reciprocal master plumber's
license issued by the village; and
D. Be actually and actively engaged, on a continuous and
full-time basis, in the business and practice of the plumbing trade, either
as an independent or employing master plumber.
In order to facilitate and assist the Board in carrying out its regular
business and functions, the Village Clerk, or such deputy or employee thereof
as he/she may designate, is hereby authorized and directed to act as the administrative
and recordkeeping officer for such Board. In such capacity, the Village Clerk
shall render or provide to the Board, or shall obtain in its behalf, whatever
processing, filing or other services and support may prove reasonable and
necessary for the Board to carry out its functions and duties. In a collateral
capacity, the Village Clerk, as regular licensing officer of the village,
shall be the village agent charged with the jurisdiction and authority to
issue or renew all original or reciprocal master plumber's licenses authorized
or required by the provisions of this chapter. In the undertaking of such
jurisdiction and authority, the Village Clerk may refer any license application
to the Board for its review and determination of the applicant's qualifications
and may at any other time call upon the Board for its expertise or assistance
in deciding any technical questions or other matters relating to the licensing
process.
Subject to the mandatory and superseding fee provisions, if any, set forth and contained in any applicable reciprocal licensing agreement then in force and effect, the fees and charges to be levied and collected in connection with the certification and licensing of master plumbers, as authorized and/or contemplated by the provisions of this chapter, shall be as set forth and prescribed in and by §
1-32 (the Fee and Charge Schedule) appearing under Article
III of Chapter
1 of this Village Code, as then enacted or amended by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Examining Plumbers shall review, at least annually, the Fee and Charge Schedule referred to hereinabove, and any similar provisions contained in any current or prospective reciprocal licensing agreement, and shall request of, or recommend to, the Board of Trustees any changes or additions thereto or other modifications thereof as it may determine to be reasonable and necessary.