Okaloosa County BOCC — February 16, 2016 — Appoint James F. Walker, Jr., Gerome Lee Bowen and Michael Johnson — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: February 16, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Appoint James F. Walker, Jr., Gerome Lee Bowen and Michael Johnson and re-appoint Bill Byerley to th DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Section 6-291 of the Code of Ordinances (excerpted below) provides for the appointment of representatives to construction, plumbing, and mechanical competency boards which assist the County with implementing the provisions of the Florida Building Code and other related regulations, as well as consider applications for trade licenses and possible disciplinary actions. James F. Walker, Jr., State Registered Class “B” Air Conditioning Contractor; Gerome Lee Bowen, State Certified Class “B” Air Conditioning Contractor, and Michael Johnson, State Registered Class “B” Air Conditioning Contractor have agreed to serve a three (3) year term on the Board; and Bill Byerley, consumer representative has agreed to serve another three (3) year term on the Mechanical Competency Board. DIVISION 2. COMPETENCY BOARDS Sec. 6-291. Composition; appointment of members. The board of county commissioners shall appoint members to the three boards addressed in this ordinance division, namely, the construction competency board, the plumbing competency board and the mechanical competency board. The membership shall be as follows: (a) The construction competency board shall consist of 12 members, with nine who are engaged in business as marine, general, residential, or building contractors, specialty contractors such as specialty structures, exterior applications, landscape, demolition, site removal and house moving, and three who are consumer representatives. (b) The plumbing competency board shall consist of eight members, with five who are engaged in the business either as a plumbing contractor, a pool contractor, irrigation contractor, or a master gas contractor, and three who are consumer representatives. (c) The mechanical competency board shall consist of eight members, with five who are engaged in business either as a mechanical contractor, an air conditioning contractor, a sheet metal contractor, or a master gas fitter, and three who are consumer representatives. The county building official shall be an ex officio member of each of these boards, but he or she shall have no vote. OPTIONS: The Board may appoint/re-appoint or not appoint/re-appoint the Mechanical Board members. If the Board chooses to not appoint or re-appoint the members, other volunteer candidates will have to be found. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the appointment of James F. Walker, Jr., Gerome Lee Bowen and Michael Johnson as well as the re- appointment of Bill Byerley to the Mechanical Competency Board. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator