08-10466 Skilled Trade Licenses and Examinations1
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(Published in the Salina Journal on September 2008.)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 08-10466
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE III, DIVISION 3,
SECTIONS 8-185, 8-186, 8-187 AND -8-188 OF THE SALINA CODE PERTAINING TO
SKILLED TRADE LICENSES AND EXAMINATIONS AND REPEALING EXISTING
SECTION 8-185, 8-186, 8-187 AND 8-188.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body -of the city of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Sections 8-185, 8-186, 8-187 and 8-188 of the Salina Code are hereby
amended and reads as follows:
"Sec. 8-185. Qualifications for skilled trade contractor license.
(a) In order to qualify for an electrical, plumbing or HVAC mechanical contractor
license, an applicant shall designate an individual licensed as a master as defined by
section 8-187 in the trade for which licensing is sought who is associated with the
applicant as an owner, officer, director or employee in its full-time employment at all
times. In order to qualify for a solid -fuel appliance installation contractor license, an
applicant shall be an installer licensed by the City of Salina as a solid -fuel appliance
installer or have in its full-time employment at all times an installer licensed by the
City of Salina as a solid -fuel appliance installer.
(b) The designated master or installer shall:
(1) Be the legal representative for the business entity relative to the provisions of
this Article:
(2) Satisfy the requirements of this Article: and
(3) Not be a master or installer for more than one business entity.
Sec. 8-186. Trade license required.
It is shall be unlawful for any individual to engage in the trade or otherwise perform
plumbing work, electrical work or HVAC mechanical work as defined in section 8-171
within or on any building or premises within the city without first having secured a license
issued by the City of Salina or by another Kansas jurisdiction in compliance with sections
12-1509, 12-1526 or 12-1542 of Kansas Statutes Annotated as a master, journeyman or
apprentice for the trade at which they are laboring and being in the employment of a
licensed skilled trade contractor. It shall further be unlawful for any individual to engage in
the trade or otherwise perform any installations of solid -fuel appliances without first having
secured a solid -fuel installers license or apprentice license.
Sec. 8-187. Classification of trade licenses.
Trade licenses issued by the City of Salina shall be classified as follows:
Master. A plumbing, electrical or HVAC mechanical master shall provide written
certification of passage of the standard trade exam for Master administered by a recognized
testing agency as prescribed by the State of Kansas with a minimum score of 75%.
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC mechanical master licenses shall be limited to certification
of passage of those examinations that qualify an applicant to do all types of the work in that
specific trade as defined in this chapter upon any kind of building or structure. Plumbing and
HVAC mechanical examinations shall include natural gas/fuel piping. An applicant for a
master's license must certify a minimum of four (4) years of field experience in the trade for
which they seek licensure, doing the type of work they will be required to perform,
supervise or direct, under the direct supervision of a person holding a valid journeyman or,
master certificate.
Journeyman. A plumbing, electrical or HVAC mechanical journeyman shall provide written
certification of passage of the standard trade exam for journeyman administered by a
recognized testing agency as prescribed by the State of Kansas with a minimum score of
75%. Plumbing, electrical and HVAC mechanical journeyman licenses shall be limited to
certification of passage of those examinations that qualify an applicant to do all of the work
in that specific trade as defined in this chapter upon any kind of building or structure.
Plumbing and HVAC mechanical examinations shall include natural gas/fuel piping. An
applicant for a journeyman's license must certify a minimum of two (2) years of field
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experience in the trade for which they seek licensure, doing the type of work they will be
required to perform, under the direct supervision of a person holding a valid journeyman or
master certificate.
Sec. 8-188. Qualifications for examination.
Application for examination for skilled trade licensing shall contain an affidavit verifying
following experience requirements:
(1) Master. An applicant for the master examination must certify a minimum of four (4)
years of field experience in the trade for which they seek licensure, doing the type of
work they will be required to perform, supervise or direct, under the direct
supervision of a person holding a valid journeyman or master certificate.
Satisfactory completion of 240 hours of classroom training in the trade for which
licensing is sought at an accredited trade school and three (3) years practical
experience may be accepted in lieu of the foregoing requirements. In addition to the
foregoing requirements, an applicant for the master electrical examination must
provide verification of passage of the journeyman electrical examination and provide
verification that at least two (2) years of the required experience was acquired after
passage of such examination.
(2) Journeyman. An applicant for any category of journeyman examination must certify
a minimum of two (2) years of field experience in the trade or skill for which they
seek licensure, doing the type of work they will be required to perform, under the
direct supervision of a person holding a valid journeyman or master certificate in that
trade or skill. Satisfactory completion of 240 hours of classroom training in the trade
for which licensing is sought at an accredited trade school and one (1) year practical
experience may be accepted in lieu of the foregoing requirements."
Section 2. That existing Sections 8-185, 8-186, 8-187, and 8-188 are hereby repealed.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effective after its publication once
in the official city newspaper.
(SEAL]
ATTEST:
Lieu Ann Elsey, CMC, C Clerk
Introduced: September 8, 2008
Passed: Septemb r 15, 2008
John . Vanier II, Mayor