Committee of Jurisdiction: | Urban Affairs |
Plumbing Board: | Plumbers Examining Board |
Contact: | Building Department Director or Appointed Representative |
Purpose: | To assure individuals are skilled and knowledgeable. |
Regulated Professionals: | 185 |
Year Created: | 1953 |
Year Active: | 69 |
Sunset Date: | continuous, required by city ordinance |
Parent Department/Division: | Grand Island Building Department |
Number of Members: | 1 Board of Health, 1 Cont Plumber, 1 Gen Public, 3 Lic Plumbers, 1 Bldg ex-officio |
Who Appoints: | Mayor |
City Council/Village Board/City Manager Approval: | No |
Qualifications of Members: | Minimum of 3 years experience in his or her respective field |
Per Diem: | No |
Expense Reimbursement: | No |
Term Length: | 2 years |
Terms Rotate or Expire at Once: | Terms Rotate |
Required FY 2022-2021: | 2 |
Held FY 2022-2021: | 7 |
Required FY 2021-2020: | 2 |
Held FY 2021-2020: | 6 |
Required FY 2020-2019: | 2 |
Held FY 2020-2019: | 5 |
Required FY 2019-2018: | 2 |
Held FY 2019-2018: | 5 |
Required FY 2018-2017: | 2 |
Held FY 2018-2017: | 5 |
Support Staff: | Building Department Personnel |
Shared or Separate: | Shared |
FY 2022-2021 Budget: | 0 |
FY 2021-2020 Budget: | 0 |
FY 2020-2019 Budget: | 0 |
FY 2019-2018 Budget: | 0 |
FY 2018-2017 Budget: | 0 |
Funding Sources: | Building Department Budget |
Spending Authority: | City of Grand Island |
Plumbing Certificates Issued: | 125 |
Issued Certificate Descriptions: | Apprentice to Journeyman License, Journeyman to Master License, and Master to Contracting Master Licenses, also individuals from other jurisdictions working in Grand Island needing Contracting Master, and Mater/Journeyman Plumbers/Apprentices |
Plumbing Certificates Revoked: | 7 |
Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | Failure to meet continuing education requirements. Also, the board has stopped 2 individuals (both Journeyman Plumbers) from running a business without the proper plumbing license- (Master License) |
Plumbing Certificates Denied: | 2 |
Denied Certificate Descriptions: | Individuals did not meet minimum experience/licensing requirements as set in Chapter 26 - Plumbing - Grand Island City Code. There have been others wanting to take a plumbing test but were vetted (not meeting minimum requirements) by Building Department Staff before reaching the plumbers Examining Board's Review process. |
Plumbing Certificates Penalties Against: | 0 |
Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | none |
Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1665161412.pdf |
Potential Harm | please see pdf |
Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1665161412.pdf |
Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | No |
Survey Submitted: | October 7, 2022 11:50 AM |