11/13/2007 Ordinances 9145ORDINANCE N0.9145
An ordinance to amend Chapter 18 of the Grand Island City Code; to amend
Section 18-25 pertaining to general rules and requirements; to repeal Section 18-25 as now
existing, and any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for
publication and the effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 18-25 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
§18-25. General Rules
(1) All mechanical apprentices actively engaged under a master mechanical fitter will be required to
register with the City Building Department. Experience accrued towards taking the journeyman mechanical test will
only be accepted as a registered apprentice. Time accrued previous to registration will be noted.
(2) Time required for an apprentice to be actively engaged in the trade under the supervision of a master,
journeyman, or qualified shop will be a minimum of three years. Proof of qualifications will be submitted to the
Board in writing for consideration and approval for the journeyman examination. Any academical time to be
considered by the Board in place of actual apprenticeship time in the trade must be from a State accredited college
or Technical school.
(3) Applicants must hold a journeyman license for a minimum of four years before taking the Master exam,
and be actively engaged in the trade for the full four years.
(4) The minimum age limit for a Journeyman examination will be Twenty (20) years of age unless
approved by the Board.
(5) The allotted time for the Master and Journeyman examination will be four hours.
(6) Request for Master and Journeyman examination will be filed in the City of Grand Island Building
Department Office prior to the examination date for the consideration of the Board. Examination fee will be paid
with the application. No exam fee will be refunded after taking the examination.
(7) All applicants will submit, along with their request for examination, letters of proof of the required
apprenticeship time actively engaged in the trade.
(8) In the event that an applicant fails to pass the examination given, he may make application for a
subsequent exam after eighty-five (85) days have passed.
(9) At the discretion of the Board, experience gained at a industrial plant or outside the tri-city jurisdiction
may be considered as apprenticeship time to qualify for a Journeyman examination. Information considered by the
Board shall include written proof of previous experience record and oral examination.
(10) All examination papers are the property of the examining Board. Applicants will not be permitted to
remain during grading or to review examination papers after they have been submitted for grading. Test results will
be sent by mail.
(11) Applicant must obtain a passing score on each part of the exam (written as well as drawing).
(12) An applicant with a passing score will have a 30 day grace period to pick up a new license dated from
the test date.
(13) An applicant must supply his own copy of this Code; the Grand Island Building Department will not
supply copies to anyone during the test. Photocopies, reference books, or any other reference materials will not be
allowed in the testing area during the test.
Approved as to Form p~~
November 13, 2007 c City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 9145 (Cont.)
SECTION 2. Section 18-25 as now existing, and any ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 3. The validity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
of this ordinance shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection,
sentence, clause, or phrase thereof.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect January 1,
2008.
Enacted: November 13, 2007.
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Marga et Hornady, Mayor
Attest:
RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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