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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06131979CONSTRUCTION BOARD MEETING JUNE 13, 1979 All members present. The first item of discussion was the application of Mr. Robert White. This is the person who was asking for a Residential Contractor's license from this Board, and we could not make a final decision until a full Board was present. Everyone was familiar with the background of this application, so we did not have to discuss it again. Ed Paluch made the motion that we reject this application. This motion was seconded, then Huston Tripp made an amendment to the motion, to say: That due to the circumstances of the evidence that has arisen from the original application, we are declining this applicatio~ a~T~az~ Ail in favor, none opposed. The next item of discussion was the matter of a licensed sub-contractor who'had lost his original certificate, due to a fire in his off:ice. He requested a duplicate and was so granted one. He is Mr. Charles Bluford Power, d/b/a Chuck Power's Aluminum Products of Veto Beach. .A certificate of competency was issued, through reciprocity with Brevard County, to S&O Air Conditioning, Inc. They will be doing the H~RV work in the~new Southern Bell building across the street from the City Hall. This certificate will be issued after they submit a credit re~ort and proof of insurance.. Mr. Francis Oberbeck re-submitted his original application to take the 'Block test, to be given in September. He had attempted to take this exam in the past, and failed. Huston Tripp made the motion, Cliff Hoose seconded it, that we allow Mr.-Oberbeck to take the next scheduled exam in September. All in favor, none opposed. Art had a topic of discussion that he brought up at this meeting. · He asked the Board that, if a sub-contractor does not need a permit for the'work he does, can we issue that person a special license without having to take a test? In other words, if a drywall contractor does not need a permit to do a job, why don't we issue him a license (not ~ certificate of com- petency) as long as he posts insurance and workman's compensation? The discussion that followed involved the comments of several of ~he Board members. They all felt that, as this i~ a Competency Board, how could we issue a certificate of competency if we don't test a person's competency? The laws of this Board, as it now sta~s and is set up, does require a test, in any category that we require a person to-hold a license for. This Board was set up with the intention that only competent contractors work within the city limits of Sebastian. If we do not test a person's competency, how can we, in all conscience, confirm that competency? The Board felt that all persons, who did not fall under the grandfather law, and all persons who are requesting a certificate ~ithout a reciprocal agreement, be tested prior to us issuing him a license. A discussion then followed about contractors who are hiring unlicensed sub- contractors. The general (contractor) will say, when asked, that he is hiring the man and paying him by the hour, when we know that the parti- cular job in question has been subbed out, on a contract basis. Mr. Wallace Norman, Field Investigator with the Florida ConStruction In-. dustry Licensing Board ~was present at this meeting. He stated.to the Board that, ~if we get him one contractor, who we can.prove is aiding and abetting an unlicensed man, whether he is a registered or certified con- tractor, that he will bring him up before the Board and work on the case.. As soon as that happens, he assured us, the wor~ will get around. Art then discussed the m~tter of an Owner-Builder problem we have with one gentleman in particular. He has already been issued an Owner-Builder"~ permit, his son has already gotten one and now, this man is trying to secure a permit in his daughter's name. She is under 18 yrs. of age and is still in high school. We (the Building Dept.) had been advised by our attorney, that under the Florida State Statutes, we could not issue a permit to a minor, unless that minor would get married. Mr. Norn~n was told of the building site in the Sebastian Highlands that already has forms and blocks and a septic tank on it and we have not issued him a building permit for any of this work. Mr. Norman then suggested to Art to go out and take pictures of what work is done there and then take it all to the State's Attorney's office for prosecution and then go from there. This Owner-Builder also has a sign on the lot that says to the effect that they "will Build to Suit". The next meeting of the Board will be August 8, 1979 at 9:30 a.m. We will review any applications from persons wishing to take. the test at that time.