§ 6-43. Members.

(a)

The board of building examiners shall have nine (9) members. The membership of the board of building examiners shall, whenever practical, include at a minimum an architect, a business person, an engineer, and at least one (1) contractor who is registered or certified under section F.S. § 489.105(3)(a)—(c), and at least one (1) contractor who is registered or certified under section F.S. § 489.105(3)(d)—(o), and must include three (3) consumer members who are not and have never been members of a profession regulated under this part, or a member of any closely related profession under F.S. Ch. 471, Ch. 481, or Ch. 489. Members of the board of building examiners shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners. Each appointee must be a resident of Lake County.

(b)

Members of the board of building examiners shall serve terms of four (4) years in length or until their successors are appointed. The initial terms of the members representing the contractor registered under F.S. § 489.105(a)—(c), the engineer and one (1) consumer shall expire on January 14, 2009. The initial terms of the members representing an architect, a contractor registered under F.S. § 489.105(d)—(o), and the second consumer shall expire on January 14, 2010. The initial terms of the members representing a business person, the third consumer, and the at large representation shall expire on January 14, 2011. Thereafter, all membership terms shall be for four (4) years. The term of office shall commence on January 15 of the year of appointment. The board of county commissioners may remove any member of the board of building examiners for any reason. Any vacancy occurring during the unexpired term of office of any member shall be filled by appointment of the board of county commissioners for the remainder of the term. A board member who is absent for more than three (3) board meetings without cause within a one-year period shall be automatically removed from the board of building examiners, and no written notice or public hearing shall be given.

(c)

Each board of building examiner member shall be entitled to a per diem in an amount set by the board of county commissioners for each meeting attended.

(d)

A quorum necessary to hold a meeting and take any official action shall be a majority of the currently appointed members, but not less than three (3) members.

(Ord. No. 2016-04, § 2, 2-2-16)