§ 2.84.020. Appointment of members—Qualifications—Term of office.

A.

The board of gas/mechanical examiners and appeals shall consist of seven members who shall have been residents or property owners of the metropolitan government area for not less than one year and who shall continue to be a resident or property owner so long as they serve, to be selected and appointed by the mayor and confirmed by a majority vote of the whole membership of the metropolitan council.

B.

The board to be composed of the following:

1.

One "registered" metropolitan mechanical contractor or certificate holder selected from a list of two or more persons recommended by the Association of Builders and Contractors;

2.

One "registered" metropolitan mechanical contractor or certificate holder selected from a list of two or more persons as recommended by the Mechanical Contractor's Association of Nashville;

3.

One business person, to be appointed at the discretion of the metropolitan mayor;

4.

One mechanical engineer registered by the state, selected from a list of two or more mechanical engineers recommended by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers;

5.

One person selected from the gas industry, to be appointed at the discretion of the metropolitan mayor;

6.

Two heating and air-conditioning contractors of any classification, selected from a list of three or more persons recommended by the Air Conditioning Contractors Association of Nashville;

7.

In addition to the membership of the board as established above, the chief or senior gas/mechanical inspector and a plans examiner shall be nonvoting members, and shall advise and counsel with the board.

C.

Of the seven members first appointed, three shall be appointed for a term of two years, two shall be appointed for a term of three years and two shall be appointed for a term of four years. Thereafter, each member shall be appointed for a term of four years, and shall serve until his successor is appointed, except that no member shall serve for more than two consecutive full terms.

(Ord. 90-1253 § 1 (part), 1990; prior code § 19-1-21)