HomeMy WebLinkAbout2627-21 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2021/09/20Ordinance No. 2627-21
City of St. Louis Park
Hennepin County, Minnesota
An ordinance amending St. Louis Park City Code Section 8-115
regarding mechanical contractor’s certificate of competency
The City of St. Louis Park does ordain:
Section 1. Section 8-115 of the St. Louis Park City Code is hereby amended by adding the
underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows:
Sec. 8-115. Certificate of competency.
(a) Any person may obtain a certificate of competency for each or all of the mechanical
contractor's license endorsements upon completion and passing of a competency examination
provided by the city for each of the endorsements, and following payment of the examination
fee, which shall be set from time to time by the city and a schedule of such fees is listed in
appendix A to this Code. The examinations will demonstrate the knowledge of codes and basic
methods necessary for doing such work. An initial competency examination may be waived by
the city for individuals that provide evidence of passing a competency testing program
conducted by another governmental entity, where the testing program is determined to be
substantially similar to the city's testing program.
(b) The certificate of competency holder must renew competency every three years by
completing the application and payment of the annual fee. by providing to the city proof of
continuing education in mechanical codes with the renewal application and renewal ap plication
fee. To renew a certificate of competency, the person holding competency must either
complete a minimum of six hours of approved education or retake the competency test for
each of the endorsements applied for. The continuing education must perta in to the
competency being renewed and may occur at any time during the competency term.
Continuing education content must cover one or more of the following topics:
(1) General principles of mechanical systems
(2) Equipment testing and analysis
(3) Mechanical codes and standards
The continuing education requirement will be fulfilled by attending classes or seminars
provided by trade organizations, public or private institutes of education, manufacturers, trade
associations, independent testing and evaluation laboratories or governmental agencies. For
individuals holding a certificate of competency with multiple competencies, the individual is not
required to meet the minimum education requirement for each competency, a total of six
hours of education relating to any and all competencies shall be sufficient, and payment of only
one renewal fee for all competencies shall be required.
(c) A certificate of competency shall be valid for the three calendar years following the year
in which the certificate of competency was issued. Certificates of competency shall expire on
December 31 of the third year of the issuance of such certificate of competency.
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(b) If the holder of a certificate of competency completes the requirements for any
additional competencies, the city will add the competency to the certificate with no additional
fee. The addition of competencies within the term of a certificate of competency will not
change the expiration date of the original certificate of competency.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication.
Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the City Council September 20, 2021
Kim Keller, city manager Jake Spano, mayor
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Soren Mattick, city attorney
First Reading August 16, 2021
Second Reading September 20, 2021
Date of Publication September 30, 2021
Date Ordinance takes effect October 15, 2021
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