Composition of boards.
Columbus City Codes § 4114.303
in effect4114.303 - Composition of boards.
(A) Each board of review shall be composed of seven voting members and a secretary. Four voting members of a board in attendance at a meeting shall constitute a quorum.
(B) The Chief Building Official or designee shall be the secretary to such board. The secretary of a board of review is not a voting member of the board.
(C) The membership of the Skilled Trades Review Board shall be as follows:
(1) Two members shall be licensed or registered by the Department as one of the following:
(a) a licensed sewer contractor,
(b) a licensed water contractor,
(c) a licensed combination sewer/water contractor,
(d) a licensed journeyperson plumber,
(e) a registered, OCILB licensed plumbing contractor, or
(f) a certified individual providing scope of work validation for fire alarm and detection equipment and/or fire protection companies.
(2) Two members shall be department-registered, OCILB licensed electrical contractors.
(3) Two members shall be licensed or registered by the Department as one of the following:
(a) a registered, OCILB licensed refrigeration contractor,
(b) a registered, OCILB licensed warm air heating and air conditioning contractor (HVAC), or
(c) a registered, OCILB licensed hydronics (steam and hot water) contractor.
(4) One public member who is familiar with one of the construction industries relevant the Skilled Trades Review Board.
(D) The membership of the board of review of general and home improvement contractors shall be as follows:
(1) Two department-licensed home improvement general contractors with current, valid licenses whom shall be actively engaged in home improvement general contracting.
(2) Two department-licensed home improvement limited contractors with current, valid licenses whom shall be actively engaged in home improvement limited contracting.
(3) Two department-registered general contractors with current, valid registration whom shall be actively engaged in the work of a registered general contractor. One shall operate their business under a collective agreement with a recognized labor organization, and one shall not.
(4) One public member, who is familiar with the construction industry relevant to the board of review of general and home improvement contractors.
(E) No member of any board of review shall be employed or affiliated with the same business entity or entities of another. No public member shall have a direct or indirect interest, as defined in C.C. 501.02, in any thing, place or business that is required to be licensed by the Columbus City Codes.
(F) Except for the secretary, all members shall be appointed by the director for a term of three years and shall be residents of Franklin county or a county abutting Franklin county. The majority of board members shall be residents of the city of Columbus. The term of each member shall continue until a successor is appointed. The director may remove any member, except the secretary, for incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or misconduct in office. Vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments are made. All members shall receive payment for each meeting attended in accordance with the administrative salary ordinance
(Ord. 1670-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1144-02 § 6: Ord. 1697-2006 § 9; Ord. No. 0151-2009, §§ 5, 36, 6-22-2009; Ord. No. 1812-2017, § 2, 7-31-2017; Ord. No. 0127-2019, § 6, 2-4-2019; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT41BUCO_CH4114LIREENPR_4114.303COBOFetched: 10/27/2026