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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4513-09/17/2001 BLACK HAWK COUNTY IOWA:SS 010187 MISC Filed for record OCT 16 , 2001 at • INDEX 4:00 P.M. and recorded in Book 344 MARGIN of MISC Page 463 PROOF /' s0 COMPARS • Recorder Fee 1-20.00/ CITY OF WATERLOO This Ordinance prepared by Nancy Eckert , City Clerk, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa. ORDINANCE NO. 4513 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ARTICLE D, INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, OF CHAPTER 6, MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS, OF TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION; AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW ARTICLE D, BUILDING INSPECTION, PERMITS AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, OF CHAPTER 6, MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS, OF TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA: That Article D, Inspection Department, Of Chapter 6, Municipal Departments, Of Title 1, Administration of the 2001 Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa is herEby repealed in its entirety; that a new Article D, Building Inspection, Permits And Maintenance Department, Of Chapter 6, Municipal Departments, Of Title 1, Administration of the 2001 Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa is hereby enacted in lieu thereof as follows : Sec . 2-141 . Building Inspection, Permits and Maintenance Department; created. The Building Inspection, Permits and Maintenance Department for the City is hereby created. Sec . 2-142 . Building Inspection, Permits and Maintenance Department; powers and duties . It shall be the duty of the Building Inspection, Permits and Maintenance Department to provide for the inspection of all construction for its compliance with the State, Federal and local regulations to write building, electrical, heating and plumbing permits for all construction projects and to provide administrative supervision for maintenance on all city-owned buildings . Sec . 2-143 . Building Inspection, Permits and Maintenance Department; management and supervision. (a) Appointment. A Building Official/Maintenance Administrator shall be appointed by the Mayor and subject to the approval of the City Council and shall be directly responsible to the Mayor. Such appointment shall be in accordance with all City policies and procedures regarding the recruitment, selection and appointment of employees . (b) Management, supervision and duties. The Building Official/Maintenance Administrator shall supervise, direct and manage the Building Inspection, Permits and Maintenance Department . The Building Official/Maintenance Administrator' s duties shall be as follows : B09K0344 PAGE 463 Ordinance No. 4513 Page 2 (1) To promulgate orders, rules and regulations for the conduct and guidance of the members of the Building Inspection, Permits and Maintenance Department within the parameters of City policy; (2) To make an annual report of the activities of the Department for each year, the same to be filed with the Mayor; (3) To assign the personnel of the Building Inspection, Permits and Maintenance Department as deemed necessary to carry out the functions of the Building Inspection, Permits and Maintenance Department, and to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the Department consistent with the City' s policies; (4) To peremptorily suspend or discharge any subordinate under his/her direction for neglect of duty, disobedience of orders, misconduct or failure to properly perform the subordinate' s duties in accordance with law and Departmental policy, or other appropriate just cause; (5) To supervise and have jurisdiction over the conduct of the Plumbing Inspector, Electrical Inspector, Building Inspector and Heating Inspector of the City; (6) To enforce the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code and National Electric Code in the form adopted by the City Council, as they relate to construction activity within the City; (7) To coordinate enforcement activities with the Fire Department and other City departments for all construction affected by the Housing Code, Life Safety Code and Minimum Housing Quality Standards; (8) To provide Code enforcement of all ordinances related to water service installations, mobile home removal and setup, sign construction, building demolition, building condemnation and building moving. (9) Provide administration of maintenance on all city-owned or operated buildings . sooK0344 PAGE464 Ordinance No. 4513 Page 3 (a) Develop a reporting and maintenance system that will outline the condition and status of all major building systems or components (i . e. , roof, heating and air conditioning) . (b) Establish and keep on record a five- (5) year building maintenance/capital improvement program with yearly updates . (c) Establish and administer the operating maintenance budget for presentation to City Council . (d) Provide all administrative oversight for payroll , pay vouchers, record keeping, employee review and employee discipline as they relate to maintenance of city buildings . (e) Bring before Committee and Council all documents as they relate to building maintenance . (f) Work with Waterloo Leisure Service to assist in coordinating maintenance and repair of swimming pools, bath houses, pump houses, park restrooms and golf course buildings . (g) Work with the Airport Director to coordinate maintenance on the airport terminals and support hangers as it relates to building operation. Sec . 2-144 . Building Inspection, Permits and Maintenance Department; designee in absence of Building Official/Maintenance Administrator. Whenever the Building Official/Maintenance Administrator shall be out of the City, or unable to act on account of sickness or any other reason (including those periods of time when the Mayor has not appointed a Building Official/Maintenance Administrator) , the Building Official/Maintenance Administrator or the Mayor shall appoint a designee who shall have and exercise all the powers and duties of the Building Official/Maintenance Administrator. INTRODUCED: September 10, 2001 PASSED 1ST CONSIDERATION: September 10, 2001 PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION: September 17, 2001 PASSED 3RD CONSIDERATION: September 17, 2001 BOOK 0344 PAGE 465 Ordinance No. 4513 Page 4 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 17th day of September, 2001 and approved by the Mayor on the 19th day of September, 2001 . r Jo R. R••ff, Mayor / ATTEST: Nancy Ec rt, City Clerk CERTIFICATE I, Nancy Eckert, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy of Ordinance No. 4513 as passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 17th day of September, 2001 . Witness my hand and seal of office this 19th day of September, 2001 . Nancy Ecki t, City Clerk SEAL i'` , i• BOOK 0344 PAGE 466