The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-27
ORDINANCE NO. As
COMMISSION SERIES

COMMISSION SERIES
AN ORDINANCE DEFINING.
REGULATING AND GOVERN
ING CONTRACTORS OF CON-
STRUCTION, INCLUDING ALL
BRANCHES NOT INCLUDED
IN OTTER ORDINANCES,
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF KEY WEST,
FLORIDA; REQUIRING EXAM
NATION OF ALL SUCH CON-
TRACTORS; PRESCRIBING
THE TIME WHEN SUCH Ex-
AMINATIONS SHALL BE con-
QUOTED: SPECIFYING AND
FIXING THE FEE FOR EX-
ANIMATION; S SPECIFYING
AND FIXING THE AMOUNT
OF THE OCcUPATIONAL LIZ
CENSE FEES FOR SUCH CON
TRACTORS; CREATING A
BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR
CONTRACTORS; DENIM G
THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF
THE BOARD; PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLA
TION OF THIS ORDINANCE;
REPEATING ALL ORDIN-
ANCES IN CONFLICT THERE
WITH AND PROVIDING WHEN
ORDINANCE GOES INTO Eff
Feet.
Be it enacted by the City Com
mission of The City of Key West,
Florida:
Section /. Definitions. (A)
Hereafter, every person, firm,
copartnership, corporation, asso-
citation or other organization or
any combination thereof, engag
ed in or who shall engage in the
business and/or capacity of con-
tractor, shall procure and main
tain at all times while SO en-
gagged, city license therefor as
is provided fer in this ordinance.
OBJ Every person, firm, CO.
partnership, corporation, asso-
citation or other organization or
any combination of any thereof,
who is engaged in the business Of
accepting orders or contracts on
cost plus, fixed fee, stated sum,
percentage, or any combination
thereof, or other compensation
other than wages, doing work on
or in any building or structure
requiring the use of paint, stone,
brick, mortar, cement, wood,
structural steel or iron, sheet
metallic piping, tin, lead, or any
other building material; or to
do any paving or curling on side
walks or streets, on public or
private property, using asphalt,
brick, stone, cement or wood or
any combination thereof; or to
excavate for foundations or any
other purpose; or to construct
sewers, septic tanks, docks, drive
pilings, construct bridges, con-
struct seawaIls and bulkheads of
any and all description; or who
is engaged in the business OF
building, remodeling, repairing,
razing, or moving, whether it be
by day labor, contract, cost plus,
fixed fee, stated sum, percentage,
or any combination thereof, or
other compensation other than
wages; shall be deemed to be a
contractor within the meaning of
this ordinance.
Section 2. Board of Examiners.
Within thirty 800 days after this
ordinance becomes effective,
there shall be appointed by the
City Manager, with the approval
of the City Commission, Board
of Examiner of Contractors, con-
sisting of five 80 members who
have been residents of The City
of Key West, Florida for at least
one year; two members to be
licensed contractors actively do
ing business for at least one year
in Key West; one member to be
a recognized engineer of con-
struction in Key West; one mem
Der to be in connection with the
Building supply business in Key
West; and THE other member
shall be the Building Inspector
of The City of Key West, Florida.
The members shall be appointed
for one, two, three, and four
year respectively, their term of
office expiring on the Both day
of September of said years.
Thereafter, the City Manager in
a like manner shall appoint to
fill the vacancy caused by the ex-
piration of the term of office, a
member for a term of four "a
years. If vacancies occur in the
Board Tor any cause, the same
shall be filled by appointment as
above. Each member shall hold
over after the expiration of his
term until his successor has been
appointed and qualified. Any
member of the Board may be
removed from office by the City
Manager for misconduct, incom-
potency or neglect of duty, pro-
Vided, however, such membe,
removed by the City Manager