Deadline extended: City of Portland seeks experienced heating and cooling professionals to serve on appeals board
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Are you an experienced mechanical system installer or designer who is passionate about ensuring the safety of mechanical systems and installations in Portland’s buildings? If so, the City of Portland could benefit from your talents.
Purpose of the Mechanical Code Board of Appeal
The Mechanical Code Board of Appeal consists of three members and three alternates appointed by the Mayor. The members must be qualified to decide matters concerning the safety of installations and devices regulated by Portland City Code Title 27 (Heating and Ventilating Regulations) ↗. This code regulates “the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location, operation, and maintenance of heating, ventilating, comfort cooling, refrigeration systems, incinerators, and other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances.”
The Mechanical Code Board of Appeal hears appeals of Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code ↗ (OMSC) issues that are appealed beyond the Administrative Appeals Board. The Mechanical Code Board of Appeal may affirm, overturn or modify the action of the Administrative Appeals Board on the condition that a substantially equivalent modification to a proposed heating or ventilation system does not lessen health, accessibility, life and fire safety or structural requirements of a building. The Mechanical Code Board of Appeal may allow an alternative material, design or method of construction and equipment that complies with the intent of the OMSC so long as the material, method or work proposed is at least the equivalent of that prescribed in the code in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, accessibility and safety.
Eligibility
To be eligible to serve on the Mechanical Code Board of Appeal, members must live, play, worship, work or do business in the City of Portland.
Members and alternates must be qualified by experience and training to evaluate and ensure the safety of installations and devices regulated by Portland City Code Title 27, Heating and Ventilation Regulations, and subject to the requirements of OMSC. Alternates may be called on to serve in the absence of a regular member.
The City of Portland is currently recruiting for three member positions and one alternate.