Chapter 5 BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES*

Section 5-54 Powers and duties.

    (a)    The duties of the contractors examining board shall be to:

    (1)    Determine the qualifications of applicants for contractor’s licenses;

    (2)    Hold hearings;

    (3)    Determine if the license of any contractor should be suspended for any violations of this article and fix the length of time for such suspension; or

    (4)    Revoke such license under the provisions of this article; or

    (5)    Request the chief building official of the city to investigate any complaint made against the contractor where it is alleged that any provision of this article has been violated; and

    (6)    Determine whether it shall take action against the contractor or direct the investigator to file a complaint for prosecution for the violation against the contractor in the municipal court of the  city.

    (b)    The contractors examining board,  upon receipt of a complaint in writing, of any person or  upon their own motion, shall investigate and examine the same, and if, in the opinion of the  majority of the board, it appears that there is reasonable ground to suspect that there is a violation  of this article, shall take the following action:

    (1)    Instruct the secretary to send  by mall a notice to the contractor to the contractor's last  known address as shown by the board's records, setting out the name of the complaint, the time of commission of the alleged offense and substance of the section of this article alleged to be violated,  and notifying the contractor to appear before the board at a time and place set no sooner than ten  (10) days from the mailing of the notice.

    (2)    At such hearing the board shall have the authority to determine if there has been a violation, and upon such findings shall have the authority to suspend or revoke the contractor's  license.

    (3)    The determination and findings  of the board shall be made upon facts submitted under oath before the board at such hearing, with the contractor charged and the board having the right to interrogate witnesses and be represented by counsel.

(Code 1958,  7-247; Ord. of 11-28-88(1),  I)