§ 14-195. Licensing.

(a)

Generally. All contractors described in sections 14-196 and 14-197 shall obtain a license and may require certification or examination prior to working in the city.

(1)

An application shall be made in writing to the code enforcement officer, on the form on file with that office, with the required fee as set by the board of city commissioners.

(2)

A separate contractor's license is required for contractors engaged in more than one building trade. However, the bonding and insurance requirements are met for all building trades under one contractor's license.

(3)

All licenses shall be issued for a period of two years and shall expire on December 31 of even-numbered years.

(4)

Renewal. Renewal fees are due and payable by the date of expiration of the license. Failure to renew the license by the date of expiration shall require the applicant to apply for a new license. Persons not renewing by January 31 of each odd-numbered year shall have their certificate canceled and shall be regarded as new applicants for certification and/or examination.

(b)

Bond requirements. Every electrical, plumbing, mechanical, private sewage disposal, general, building, residential, and limited contractor shall furnish to the city a good and sufficient surety bond in the sum of $4,000.00, conditioned that the principal and his or her employees, agents, and servants will comply with all of the ordinances of the city, and will hold the city harmless and free from all loss or damage to persons or property resulting out of negligence or failure of such persons to use due care in performing any work for which such license is required. Such bond shall be kept in full force and effect at all times the contractor performs work in the city.

(c)

Insurance requirements. Contractors must purchase and maintain such insurance as will protect them from claims under workers compensation laws, disability benefit laws or other similar employee benefit laws; from claims for damages because of bodily injury, occupational sickness or disease, or death of employees, and claims insured by usual personal injury liability coverage; from claims for damages because of bodily injury, sickness or death of any person other than employees, including claims insured by usual personal injury liability coverage; and from claims for injury to or destruction of property, including loss of use resulting therefrom, any or all of which may arise out of or result from contractor's operations, whether such operations be by the contractor or by any subcontractor, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or for whose acts any of them be legally liable. The insurance shall be written for not less than:

(1)

All electrical, plumbing, mechanical and private sewage disposal contractors shall be required to carry insurance policies with minimum limitations of coverage as follow:

a.

$300,000.00 — Personal injury*

b.

$600,000.00 — Aggregate coverage*

(2)

All general and building contractors shall be required to carry insurance policies with minimum limitations of coverage as follow:

a.

$1,000,000.00 — Personal injury*

b.

$2,000,000.00 — Aggregate coverage*

(3)

All residential contractors shall be required to carry insurance policies with minimum limitations of coverage as follow:

a.

$500,000.00 — Personal injury*

b.

$1,000,000.00 — Aggregate coverage*

(4)

All limited contractors shall be required to carry insurance policies with minimum limitations of coverage as follow:

a.

$300,000.00 — Personal injury*

b.

$600,000.00 — Aggregate coverage*

* or any equivalent thereto.

(5)

All contractors must provide workers compensation (as required by law) and shall include contractual liability insurance. The contractor will file with the city certificates of such insurance, on a form acceptable to the city. These certificates shall contain a provision that the coverage afforded under the policies shall not be canceled or materially changed until at least 15 days' prior written notice has been provided to the city.

(d)

Revocation. The building trades board, upon information received or upon request of the code enforcement officer, shall have the power and is directed to suspend for a definite time or to revoke at its discretion any certificate granted pursuant to this article, if after notice and opportunity to be heard, the person holding such certificate is found guilty by the board of violating the terms and conditions of this article or this code, provided such aggrieved person may have ten days before having such certificate revoked to appeal to the board of city commissioners for a review of the facts, conditions and circumstances prompting the building trades board to revoke such license.

(Ord. No. 2012-06-4302, § 2(16.10.010), 6-6-2012; Ord. No. 2018-01-4450, § 25, 1-16-2018)