Deadline extended: City of Portland seeks experienced plumbers passionate about safety to serve on appeals board
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Are you an experienced plumber or plumbing designer who is interested in making sure the plumbing in Portland’s buildings is safe? Do you have a passion for learning more about construction proposals and advising on creative approaches to meet plumbing code requirements? If so, the City of Portland could benefit from your talents and passion.
Purpose of the Plumbing Code Board of Appeal
The Plumbing Code Board of Appeals is a three-person advisory body that reviews appeals from plumbing contractors who disagree with decisions made by City building officials to ensure a construction plan’s conformance with the City’s Plumbing Code. The board meets with appellants and City building officials to discuss ideas and concerns with proposed plumbing plans. The board issues rulings on whether to uphold the decisions of City building officials or allow an initial proposal to proceed as-is or with minor changes.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the advisory committee, members must live, play, worship, go to school, work or do business in the City of Portland.
There are three member positions and three alternates on the Board. Board membership consists of one licensed plumbing contractor whose experience and training qualify them to decide matters concerning the safety of installations and devices regulated by the City of Portland’s Plumbing Regulations (Title 25) ↗, one member who is a person engaged in the design of plumbing installations and devices regulated by City Plumbing Regulations, and one person who is a member of the public-at-large.
The City of Portland is currently recruiting for one regular and one alternate position.
Desired attributes
The Bureau of Development Services is at a point of significant transformation as the bureau expands the ways it interacts with and provides services to the public, with a shift to more online and remote services becoming available. It is critically important to have people of color at the table, providing their advice, perspectives and feedback on new ways the bureau and its partner bureaus serve the community through the application of building codes.
We need systems, processes and services that work for people of color. If you want to assist the review and application of building codes in better serving communities of color, and you have experience and training in construction and development that can inform this Board’s work, then we want to see your application. The attributes listed below are what will guide our selection process. It is helpful if you are specific in your answers. We do not expect you to be or have everything listed.
- You believe government is better when the community is involved.
- You are an advocate for racial equity: you want positive and long-lasting outcomes for racial and ethnic communities who have been left out before. You can bring discussion about racial and ethnic communities who need it the most.
- You have a perspective on physically navigating the community with a disability.
- You are available to attend all meetings and participate in the discussions.
- You are a licensed plumbing contractor practicing in the City of Portland.
- You are a plumbing designer practicing in the City of Portland.