§ 8-55. Creation; number and qualification of members; organization; conflict of interest.

(1)

Construction licensing board abolished. To implement changes in composition, authority and responsibility imposed on the board of construction and regulation created herein, the Hernando County Construction Licensing Board as formerly established and constituted by this code is hereby abolished and its standing membership rescinded.

(2)

Board of adjustment and appeals abolished. The board of adjustment and appeals as referred to in Ordinance 2001-22 and all subsequent amendments thereto with all its powers and duties as prescribed, shall be performed by the Hernando County Board of Construction and Regulation. By adoption of this amendment, the board known as the board of adjustment and appeals as described in Ordinance 2001-22 is hereby abolished and membership rescinded.

(3)

Appointment of members. To ensure continued enforcement of the provisions of this code, the governing body shall appoint members of the board upon approval of the ordinance from which this subdivision derives. For purposes of the initial appointment, the principal office shall make recommendation to the governing authority of qualified persons to serve on this board.

(4)

Created. To carry out the provisions of this code, perform the duties of a board of adjustment and appeals as prescribed by the Hernando County Construction Code and future amendments thereto and to act as a county-wide compliance review board as required by the Hernando County Construction Code there is created pursuant to the provisions of section 489.131(7), Florida Statutes, and the Hernando County Construction Code as adopted by ordinance, the Hernando County Board of Construction and Regulation (hereafter referred to as the "board").

(5)

Number and qualifications of members; limitation on power. The board shall consist of eleven (11) members, of whom:

(a)

One member shall be a general contractor; one member shall be a building contractor or a residential contractor.

(b)

One member shall be a plumbing contractor; one member shall be an electrical contractor; one member shall be a mechanical contractor; one member shall be a roofing contractor.

(c)

One member shall be an engineer; one member shall be an architect or engineer, and three (3) members shall be consumer representatives as defined by this code.

(d)

Board members shall be duly licensed in their respective trade, with the exception of the consumer representatives.

No board member may sit upon the board during the hearing of any matter in which he has a personal interest, in accordance with applicable state laws governing conflicts of interest defined according to Chapter 112, Florida Statutes.

(Ord. No. 2001-21, § 1, 12-18-01; Ord. No. 2004-01, § 7, 1-6-04)