01/24/2017 Ordinances 9619ORDINANCE NO. 9619
An ardinance to amend Chapter 26 of the Grand Island City Code; specifically to
amend Section 26-34 pertaining to general rules and Section 26-43 pertaining to examinations; to
repeal 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. Chapter 26, 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 qualifed 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. Proof of qualifications will be submitted to the Board in
writing for consideration and approval for the master examination.
(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 far 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 an industrial plant or outside the Grand Island
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 the exam. A passing score for a Journeyman Plumber is
70% and for a Master Plumber is 80%.
(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 ofthis Code; the Grand Island Building Department will not
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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
SECTION 2. Chapter 26, Section 26-43 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
§26-43. Examinations; Fee; Exemptions
Any person desiring to be licensed as a master plumber or as a journeyman plumber pursuant to this
chapter shall make written application for an examination to the Board. Examination fees shall be in accordance
with the City of Grand Island Fee Schedule.
Examination fees shall accompany such application and shall be accounted for and turned over to the City
Treasurer. Examination fees are not returned but shall be forfeited in the event the applicant fails the examination.
Amended by Ordinance No. 9118, effective OS-15-2007
mended by Ordinance No. 9379, effective OS-15-2012
SECTION 3. Sections 26-34 and 26-43 as now existing, and any ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after
its passage and publication, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law.
Enacted: January 24, 2017.
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