County Seeks Volunteers for Contractor Competency Board

October 25, 2023

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is seeking Escambia County residents interested in volunteering to serve on the Escambia County Contractor Competency Board (CCB). Two applicants will be appointed for service beginning in January 2024.

The Board of County Commissioners is currently seeking the following for membership on the CCB: Division II Contractor Layperson

Division II Contractors are field-specific and include areas like air conditioning contractors, sheet metal contractors, mechanical contractors, pool contractors, plumbing contractors, underground utility and excavation contractors, and roofing contractors.

The duties of the CCB include accepting contractor applications, administering contractor examinations, and issuing and recording Certificates of Competency and renewals; making an annual report; investigating complaints against contractors; and presiding over contractor disciplinary proceedings. CCB members serve a three-year term and meet the first Wednesday morning of every month for approximately two hours. Members receive $50 per meeting as compensation for their services.

CCB members are appointed from certain repfresentative segments of citizens and professions, including contractors, design professionals, business persons, and lay persons. The Board of County Commissioners is currently seeking  a lay consumer member.

A lay consumer member shall not at the time of appointment be, and shall have never previously been, a member or practitioner of a profession regulated by the board or a member of any closely related profession. The term “member of any closely related profession” includes but is not limited to carpenters, painters, certified building inspectors, commercial construction supervisors, interior designers/decorators, fencers, landscapers, building material suppliers, and construction quality managers.

Escambia County residents interested in serving on the CCB are asked to submit a resume and cover letter to Jennifer Hampton, Director’s Aide, Building Services Department, 3363 West Park Place, Pensacola, Florida, 32505 or jahampton@myescambia.com by the close of business on December 1, 2023.

Comments

4 Responses to “County Seeks Volunteers for Contractor Competency Board”

  1. Cmac on October 26th, 2023 11:08 am

    It’s sad when you’re afraid to hire a contractor because everyone is getting ripped off. Leader or the board has one star rating on google

  2. Beach Boy on October 26th, 2023 10:53 am

    @Brandon @KRod….I agree with both of you. I worked for County Inspections in the storm water section in the 90’s. I inspected new residential and some commercial construction and a few older residential. I covered the entire county alone. The problem I ran into was contractor superintendents were NOT doing what was required for storm water runoff which impacted other residents. When I informed the superintendents of a problem, they had several days in order to fix the problem. Alot of the superintendents disregarded the warnings. I had the authority to shut down the project until it was fixed, but the County told me to let it go until it got real bad. Then one of the Building Officials would have to accompany me to the site, then shut it down. There was a lack of confidence from upper management in subordinates. When an employee is hired to do a job….there must be a level of Competency and confidence from management unless they want to do the job themselves. In my opinion, there was and is a “good old boy system.” After I left, they hired 6 people to do my job.

  3. KRod on October 26th, 2023 7:31 am

    @Brandon – I totally agree. After spending 22 years in the storm protection industry I witnessed a lot of short falls and cut corners.

    All too often when the complaints were issued… the general attitude was just to “make a big stink” about it and let someone else take care of the problem. however all too often the end user (consumer) is left dealing with the quandary.
    Now mind you, not all situations are like that however it is becoming substantial…

    Maybe the position(s) need to be pad fulltime and answer to a higher authority for their actions (or lack of).

  4. Brandon on October 25th, 2023 10:33 pm

    That board is a joke

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