§ 6-240. Fees.

(a)

The board shall recommend to the board of county commissioners reasonable fees to be paid for application, examination, certification and renewal, and record making and recordkeeping. The fees shall be established as follows:

General contractor ..... $200.00

Building contractor ..... $150.00

Residential contractor ..... $150.00

Engineering contractor ..... $200.00

Engineering contractor II ..... $150.00

Engineering contractor III ..... $150.00

Mechanical, plumbing and electrical contractors ..... $150.00

All other contractors, including specialty contractors ..... $150.00

Master (plumbing, electrical and mechanical) ..... $100.00

Journeyman (plumbing, electrical and mechanical) ..... $70.00

Apprentice ..... $30.00

Examination fees:

Business and law exam ..... $100.00

All hour technical exams ..... $155.00

Renewal reinstatement request application ..... $200.00

(b)

The renewal fees shall cover two years, and the certificate of competency shall be issued for two years. The renewal fees shall be due on October 1 of each odd-numbered year and the certificate of competency shall expire on November 1 of that same year for non-payment.
The late renewal of an expired certificate of competency shall be allowed on or after November 1 of each odd-numbered year, but prior to December 1 of that same year with a penalty. The penalty shall be equal to the renewal fee. If renewal of the certificate of competency has not occurred prior to December 1 of each odd-numbered year, then the certificate of competency shall not be renewed or reinstated unless the certificate holder of the certificate of competency files an application and pays the fee to the Monroe County Building Department within two years of the November 1 expiration date. The contractor shall appear before the contractors' examining board for assessment of the appropriate renewal fee, need for re-examination, and shows good cause to the contractors' examining board for justification of renewal at a meeting of the contractors' examining board by vote of its members. The contractors' examining board may take any action authorized in section 6-242.

(1)

A license shall not be renewed if there are any unpaid fines or administrative fees including license fees, permit fees, fines and/or administrative fees issued by the contractors' examining board and/or citation issued by the department of code compliance.

(2)

The holder of the certificate of competency is responsible to notify the Monroe County Building Department in writing of any and all changes of mailing address. The Monroe County Building Department shall provide the renewal notice to the last known mailing address of the holder of the certificate of competency.

(3)

For the purposes of this chapter, a person or business organization operating as a business or acting in the capacity of a contractor with an inactive or expired license is unlicensed.

(c)

Should an initial certificate of competency be issued subsequent to October of any odd-numbered year and prior to October 1 of the next odd-numbered year, the fees listed in subsection (a) of this section shall be prorated on the basis of quarterly, or six-month, increments of the two-year license period. Reduction of fees for certifications issued for a period of less than two years shall be as follows:

Periods	Reduction of Fee (%)
October 2, odd year, to April 1, even year	0
April 2, even year, to October 1, even year	25
October 2, even year to April 1, odd year	50
April 2, odd year, to October 1, odd year	75

 

(d)

Honorary certificates shall be issued without charge to any person over 60 years of age, providing that the person holds any of the above licenses in the county. Thereafter, the person will not be permitted to engage in business without first paying all renewal fees necessary to make the license current.

(e)

Inactive status shall be requested in writing by a current active license holder on or before October 31 of each odd number year. Inactive status shall only be granted upon the receipt of the written request to be placed on the inactive status and payment of $75.00 from the current license holder on or before October 31 of each odd number year.

(Code 1979, § 6-63; Ord. No. 16-1975, § 16; Ord. No. 6-1978, § 2; Ord. No. 6-1979, § 1; Ord. No. 21-1986, § 34; Ord. No. 23-1993, § 1; Ord. No. 022-2004, § 44; Ord. No. 020-2011, § 3 ; Ord. No. 028-2013, § 1 ; Ord. No. 023-2015 , § 4)