§ 10-65. Qualifying agent.

(a)

All applications for a certificate of competency, other than those submitted by an individual, shall be submitted through a qualifying agent. The application must indicate that the qualifying agent is authorized to act for the applicant in all matters connected with contracting and that he is authorized and responsible to supervise any construction undertaken by the applicant, including the supervision of employees on construction and/or job sites. The qualifying agent must be duly licensed in order for the business organization with which he is affiliated to be licensed. A qualifying agent shall serve as qualifier for no more than two businesses.

(b)

A qualifying agent who has been designated as the sole qualifying agent for a business organization may terminate his status as qualifying agent for that entity by giving written notice to the business and the director. Such notice shall indicate whether the qualifying agent intends to reapply as an individual or as the qualifying agent for another entity. If the qualifying agent is a state-registered contractor, the county will not issue any building permits to the qualifying agent until he provides the director with a copy of his new state registration.

(c)

In the event a qualifying agent ceases to be affiliated with a business entity which he has qualified, the business entity shall notify the director within 30 days of the date of the termination and shall have 60 days from the date of the termination to hire another qualifying agent if it does not already employ another qualifying agent. At any time during which the business entity does not have a qualifying agent in its employ, it shall engage in no new contracting work and provide only warranty service as required under any existing warranty obligations. During the period when the business entity does not have a qualifying agent, the business entity may continue to complete any previously permitted building activity, but only to the extent that the work being conducted is consistent with the issued building permit. If the business entity fails to obtain a new qualifying agent within the required 60-day period, all building permits previously issued to the business entity under the former qualifying agents certification shall terminate.

(Code 1982, § 2-5-17; Ord. No. 92-04, pt. B, 4-7-1992; Ord. No. 96-013, pt. A, 5-28-1996)