11/13/2007 Ordinances 9146ORDINANCE NO. 9146
An ordinance to amend Chapter 26 of the Grand Island City Code; to amend
Sections 26-53 and 26-34, pertaining to water conditioning contractors and general rules; to
repeal Sections 26-53 and 26-34 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 26-34 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
§26-34. General Rules
(1) All plumbing apprentices actively engaged under a master plumber will be required to register with the
City Building Department. Experience accrued towards taking the journeyman plumbers test will only be accepted
as a registered apprentice. Time accrued previous to registration will be approved and 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.
Amended by Ordinance No. 9118, effective OS-15-2007
Amended by Ordinance No. 9146, effective December 4, 2007
Approved as to Form n-~~w
November 13, 2007 n City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 9146 (Cont.)
SECTION 2. Section 26-53 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
§26-53. Water Conditioning Contractor
(1) No person shall engage in business as a water conditioning contractor without first obtaining a license
to do so from the Board.
(2) In case of any firm of more than one person or partnership engaged in the business of installing water
conditioning appliances, only one of such persons shall be required to qualify for a contractor's license. In case of
corporations, only one officer shall be required to qualify for such license.
(3) No license as a water conditioning contractor shall be issued by the Board unless the applicant therefore
first shall have passed the examination for water conditioning installer as prescribed by this article, and shall have a
regularly established place of business wherein he or she shall have posted in a conspicuous place the license issued
pursuant to this article.
(4) Every licensee shall maintain in full force and effect insurance policies written by a company or
companies authorized to do business in Nebraska with the following coverages and amounts:
(a) Comprehensive General Liability Insurance covering the operations of the licensee, including coverage for
completed operations, with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property
damage.
(b) A provision making the City of Grand Island an additional insured for any third party claims for bodily
injury or property damage based upon occurrences in connection with the licensee's business operations,
including completed operations, within the City's zoning jurisdiction.
(5) The licensee shall furnish the City a certificate or certificates of insurance for the above insurance
coverage which shall contain a statement that said policies contain a provision that said policies may not be canceled
without written notice of such cancellation having been served on the City at least thirty (30) days prior to the date
of cancellation.
SECTION 3. Sections 26-53 and 26-34 as now existing, and any ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 4. 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 5. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect January 1,
2008.
Enacted: November 13, 2007.
Attest:
RaNae Edwards, City Clerk