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.¸% 26 J~,,~y 24th, 1956, 1. Change bonding section (106.2) of Building Code from $1,000.00 to $10,000.00. 2. t{ire competent full time Building Inspector. See that said Inspector enforces Building Code. %. R~equire co~ tractors to submit proof of contract amount when getting building per~l ~mit. 5. Require general contractor to supply Building Inspector with names of sub- con~ractors before their phase of Kork is started." Motion of Mr. Howard to refer to the City Manager, was adopted. The following reports from the City Manager were presented: 56-2~- "At the last regular meeting of the Council held January 10th, 1956, you requested that I investigate and repor~ to Council the procedure the City is using for the inspection of new building con - structions. For your information, I would like to call your attention to the following facts: The Council adopted an ordinance providing a building code for the City of Ports - mouth and to provide penalties for its violation and to repeal all ordinances or pa~ts of ordinances in conflict therewith on May llth, 1948. The Code p~ovides among many other procedures that there is hereby established in the Department of Public Works a dirision of building inspectio~ subject to the control and supervision of the Director of P~btic Works. The said division shall he in charge of the Building Inspector who is hereinafter re - ferred to in this Code as the Building official wllerever the words building department or department are u~ed in this Code, they shall mean the division of Building Inspection eaxcept where the eo~text clearly indicates a dif - ferent~ikg. The Building Official shall have had at least five years practical experience as a contractor, builder, architect, ~n~ineer, building inspector ~ assistant building inspector. The Code also sets forth the method for securing De/mu%ts ~nd provides for proper inspectio~ of the h~ildings. In addition to the Buildin~ Code~ Section ~4-58 of the Co~e of the City of Portsmout 1951 provides as follows: There ahaI1 he appointed Dy the City Manager an Inspector of Plu~lbing who shall be a first class s~nitary plumber or saD/tory engineer. The CityMa~agermay, if he ~eeams it advisable, s~bject the appointee to an tiQn ~o deter~k%n~ his genera/ knowledge and qualifications pertaining ~9 the proper installation of pl%m~bing, and the Code provides the ne~essaryprocedures to follow to require permits and lnspec~ plumb~g. Also Section ?-1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth I951 provides that there shall be a department of Electrical Affairs ~o be known aa such which shall be under the supervision of the Super intendent of Electrical Affairs~ who shall be snbj~* tn and appointed by the City_~ager and who shall receive such salary as ~may be fixed by the City Council. The S~perintandent of Electrical affairs shall have full coal trol over all employees that may be employed in the departmealt. By virtue of his o~fice, he shall be head of the various branches of work in the dc~par~ment. Section 7-10 of the Code re~d~ as follows: The Superintendent of Electrical Affairs or any person acting under his authority as an inspector shall inspec~ all electrical wiring for heat, light,power and apparatus used thereon. Section 7-6 Prpvides that the Superintendent of El~ictrical Affairs may assig~ a qualified assist~ant in the department to the duties of electrical inspector who shall he known as such. You will observe that there is under the present law, a division of authority in the three provisions for inspection of buildings or their component partp, plum~ing and electrical work. With reference re recent inspections of buildings~ you will recall that on July 1~ 1955, the budget provide~l a salary for an Electrical Inspector. Upon recom~endati~u of the Director of Public Works asia provided hy City Code, ! appointed Jolm Sopko City Building ID~pector. Since it was necessary for Mr. Sopko to completo certain w6rk that be was doing for the Dlrecto~ of P~b~ic Works ~ the street paving pro - gram, ~lr. Sopko di~ not tkke over ~he position of B~ilding Inspector as such until Sept. 1, ~955. From that date until December.31, 1955, there were 266 pe~ts granted by the Building Inspector, 8 commercial buildings, 66 dwe.lling~ 44 additions, 3I, alteratiens~ 39 garage.~, 14 s~gns~ lO. porches, patios,, etc., one scout cabin, ~ garage apartment s, 1 school 8 permits for wrecking buildings, 25 miscellaneous pe.rmits~ 3 carports and 14 permits for moving buildings. The report indicates that the commercial buildings, dwellings and additions and garage apartments, were inspected. N0n~ of the 9ther structures were inspect~d." Motion of ~Lr. Howard to refer zo the City Manager for further study and recommends- darien and that the City Council have a conference on this matter as soon as possible, was adopted. 56-24 - "I submit the attached letter from W.T. Stove, Jr., Chairman of the Building eom - mit=ce of the Westh~ven Baptist Church and recommend tha~ the City participate in the cost of the curbs and gs~ -- ters requested on the basis of 50% hy the Westhaven Baptist Church." Motion of Mr. Baker to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopte~. 56-25 - "I submit the attached letter from Chief of the Fire Department and recommend that a conference be arranged to discuss the question of a more sound pension plan for the Fire ~u~ Police De - Motion of Mr. Howard to refer to the City Manager to arrange ~ conference with the City Coumcil and the representatives of the Fire and Police Departments, was adopted. - 56-~ - "I submit the attached eopi~ of the proposed Department of Public Welfare annual bndgst for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1957 and recommend that it be approved and that the City ~ana~er'be authorized and directed to i~corporate it in the General Budget when it is prepared." Motion of Mr. Bilisoly to concur in -mt~e recommendation of the City Manager, was adopted.