§ 9-104. Qualifications for specialty mechanical technicians.

(a)

A specialty mechanical technician must possess the skill, knowledge, ability and experience to perform, plan, lay out and supervise all work associated with, performed or done in connection with, the specialty mechanical class or category for which the applicant is seeking certification, all in compliance with the building code and all other applicable codes and regulations.

(b)

A person certified as a specialty mechanical technician by the board may act as qualifying agent for a business organization that engages in or performs, or that intends or desires to engage in or perform, work in the specialty mechanical class or category for which the technician is certified.

(c)

A person or business organization that is issued a current active specialty mechanical contractor's certificate of competency by the board shall, as long as certification is maintained, have the right to apply for and obtain building permits from, and perform and supervise work in the specialty mechanical class or category for which the contractor is certified by the board within any city or unincorporated area within Broward County, Florida.

(d)

In all instances where practical experience in a specialty mechanical class or category is required in order for an applicant to be eligible to be certified in the specialty class or category, the board may, in its sole discretion, consider an applicant's formal or vocational education as practical experience.

(Ord. No. 78-9, § 1, 1-18-78; Ord. No. 90-18, § 5, 7-10-90)