8.3 Ord. 13-10715 Contined Education CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
10/7/2013 4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: FISCAL APPROVAL:
NO: 8
BY:
ITEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FINAL APPROVAL:
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Page 1 BY: Gary Hobbie BY:
ITEM: Ordinance No. 13-10715
Second reading of Ordinance No. 13-10715 amending Sections 8-175 and 8-189 of Chapter 8, Article III,
Divisions 2 and 3 of the Salina Code pertaining to continuing education requirements.
BACKGROUND:
Ordinance No. 13-10715 was passed on first reading on September 16th, with the second reading scheduled to
be heard on September 23, 2013 when the City Attorney desired to assist staff in clarifying language relating to
the codes recognized and adopted by the city, therefore it was asked to be postponed until the October 7th
meeting allowing for the City Attorney and Building Official to clarify language as to the allowable codes in
which instruction would be recognized as appropriate training for continuing education materials.
Since that time the city staff and City Attorney have clarified the Continuing Education Codes which are
acceptable, acceptable and recognized by the City of Salina Building Services Department. The ordinance as
modified clarifies the required code instructional code families which will be recognized by the department, and
they include but not limited to the: International Building and Residential Codes, International or Uniform
Plumbing Codes, International or Uniform Mechanical Codes, National Electrical Code, Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), Americans with Disabilities Act Accessible Guidelines (AADAG) or other training
approved by the Building Official.
With this clarification, city staff is desiring the second reading be approved and adopted into the required
continuing education requirements of the City of Salina.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt on second reading Ordinance No. 13-10715.
Summary published in The Salina Journal on September , 2013.
Ordinance published on the City of Salina website from , 2013.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 13-10715
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE III, DIVISIONS 2 AND 3,
SECTIONS 8-175 AND 8-189 OF THE SALINA CODE PERTAINING TO CONTINUING
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 8-175 of Chapter 8, Article III, Division 2 of the Salina Code is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 8-175. Continuing education requirements for certain qualified individuals.
Any person serving as the qualified individual for a Class A, B or C general contractor or a
Class D contractor/owner license shall, as a precondition of serving as the qualified individual
for renewal of the license, be required to complete eighteen hours (18) hours of continuing
education courses related to the building trades during the term of the license of which three (3)
hours each calendar year [for a total of nine (9) hours] must be instruction on codes that are
equivalent to or newer than the City of Salina's adopted codes. These will include, but not be
limited to the International Building/Residential Codes, International or Uniform Plumbing
Codes, International or Uniform Mechanical Codes, National Electrical Codes, Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), or
other training approved by the Building Official. The building official shall promulgate the
regulations necessary to administer compliance with these continuing education requirements.
Section 2. That Section 8-189 of Chapter 8, Article 111, Division 3 of the Salina Code is hereby
amended as follows:
Sec. 8-189. Continuing education requirements.
Any person licensed as a journeyman or master in the plumbing, electrical, or mechanical
skilled trade license category shall, as a precondition of renewal of the license, be required to
complete eighteen hours (18) hours of continuing education courses related to the building
trades during the term of the license of which three (3) hours each calendar year [for a total of
nine (9) hours] must be instruction on codes that are equivalent to or newer than the City of
Salina's adopted codes. These will include, but not be limited to the International or Uniform
Plumbing Codes International or Uniform Mechanical Codes , or National Electrical Codes.
Continuing education courses must be applicable to the skilled trade for which the journeyman
or master is licensed. The building official shall promulgate the regulations necessary to
administer compliance with these continuing education requirements.
Section 3. Repealer. That existing Sections 8-159 and 8-189 are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Summary of ordinance for publication. That this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect after its adoption and publication by summary once in the official city newspaper.
Ordinance No. 13-10715 Summary
On September 23, 2013, the City of Salina, Kansas, passed Ordinance No. 13-10715.
The ordinance amends Chapter 8 of the Salina Code by amending Sections 8-175
and 8-189 pertaining to the requirements of continuing education for a qualified
individual for a Class A, B, or C general contractor and Class D contractor/owner
license and renewal of a journeyman or master skilled trade license for plumbing;
electrical or mechanical. A complete copy of the ordinance is available at
www.salina-ks.gov or in the office of the city clerk, 300 W. Ash Street, free of
charge. This summary is certified by the city attorney.
Introduced: September 16, 2013
Passed: October 7, 2013
Barbara V. Shirley, Mayor
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
Lieu Ann Elsey, CMC, City Clerk
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