Section 28-417.1
§28-417.1 Plumbing and fire suppression piping contractor license
board. The commissioner shall appoint annually and may remove in his or
her discretion each member of a plumbing and fire suppression piping
contractor license board that shall have as its purpose the following:
1. To advise the commissioner regarding the character and fitness of
applicants for certificates of competence and licenses who have passed
the required examination.
2. To advise the commissioner regarding allegations of illegal
practices on the part of licensed master plumbers, licensed master fire
suppression piping contractors, master plumber businesses or master fire
suppression piping businesses.
3. To advise the commissioner regarding plumbing and fire suppression
piping practices, code applications, regulations and legislation.
4. To perform such other responsibilities as may be requested by the
commissioner and as set forth in rules promulgated by the department.
Section 28-417.1.1
§28-417.1.1 Removal. The commissioner may remove any member of the
license board and shall fill any vacancy therein.
Section 28-417.1.2
§28-417.1.2 Membership. Membership of the board shall consist of:
1. Two officers or employees of the department;
2. Five licensed master plumbers, three of whom shall be selected from
nominees of the New York city contracting plumbing association whose
members perform the largest dollar value of work within the city and one
of whom shall be the holder of a class A or class B master fire
suppression piping contractor license. The two remaining licensed master
plumber board member positions shall be from the next largest plumbing
association in the city of New York.
3. Two licensed master fire suppression contractors, both of whom
shall hold a class A license and shall be selected from nominees of the
New York city sprinkler/fire suppression piping contractors association
whose members perform the largest dollar value of work within the city;
4. A registered journeyman plumber from the organization representing
the largest number of registered journeyman plumbers;
5. A registered journeyman fire suppression piping installer from the
organization representing the largest number of registered journeyman
fire suppression piping installers;
6. An engineer having at least five years experience in the design of
plumbing systems;
7. An architect;
8. An engineer who is a full member of the society of fire protection
engineers;
9. Two officers or employees of the fire department representing the
fire commissioner; and
10. A real estate owner or manager or representative thereof.
Section 28-417.1.3
§28-417.1.3 Organization of the board. A member of the board who is an
officer or employee of the department representing the commissioner
shall serve as chairperson and all members shall serve without
compensation. Nine members including the chairperson, who shall be
entitled to vote, shall constitute a quorum of the board for the
transaction of business. All actions shall be conducted by majority vote
except as otherwise provided, and the board shall keep minutes of its
proceedings and records of its investigations. The board shall meet at
least once a month except during the months of July and August, and at
such other times upon call of the chairperson.
Section 28-417.1.4
§28-417.1.4 Advisory and support personnel. The board may request the
commissioner to appoint duly authorized representatives to conduct
investigations and other activities incidental to the functions of the
license board. Such appointees shall be non-voting members of the
committee to which they are appointed, and may include personnel who are
not department employees who shall serve without compensation. In
addition the commissioner may designate such employees of the department
as the commissioner deems necessary to the service and support of the
license board.
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