05/21/2024 Ordinances 9975 ORDINANCE NO. 9975
An ordinance to amend Chapter 18 Mechanical Article 18-III of Grand Island
City Code; to amend Section 18-25; to clarify and/or make general corrections to various code
sections, 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. Section 18-25 of the Grand Island City Code Chapter 18 is
amended to read as follows:
18-25 General Rules
A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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 two years.
D. The minimum age limit for a Journeyman examination will be Twenty (20) years of age
unless approved by the Board.
E. The allotted time for the Master and Journeyman examination will be four hours (four
hours open book).
F. 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.
G. All applicants will submit, along with their request for examination, letters of proof of the
required apprenticeship time actively engaged in the trade.
H. 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.
ORDINANCE NO. 9975 (Cont.)
I. At the discretion of the Board, experience gained at an 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.
J. 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.
K. Applicant must obtain a passing score on each part of the exam (written as well as
drawing).
L. An applicant with a passing score will have a 30 day grace period to pick up a new
license dated from the test date.
M. 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.
N. For purposes of Chapter 18 an "employee" shall include employees, agents, contractors,
subcontractors, and independent contractors so long as the "employee" is under
supervision of a registered contracting mechanical fitter and is covered by the registered
contracting mechanical fitter's insurance obligations as set forth in 18-57.
hereby are,
SECTION 2. Any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and
repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect fifteen (15) days
from and after its passage and publication pursuant to law.
Enacted: May 21, 2024
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