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RESOLUTION 85-9 <br />CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />A RESOLUTION IN.__OPPOSITION TO ANY STATE LAW THAT WOULD REQUIRE <br />CITY PLUMBING BUILDING OFFICIALS TO HOLD A MASTeR OR JOURNEYMAN <br />PLUMBING LICENSE <br />WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo has received excellent service from <br />its current and past Building Officials, including plumbing <br />inspections of the City sanitary septic systems; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is very concerned over the health, <br />welfare and safety of its citizens and also is very concerned about <br />providing adequate services to the citizens at the most economcial <br />cost feasible; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City's Building Officials are State Certified and <br />tested and have a two year vocational technical degree, plus three <br />years of training; and <br />WHEREAS, the City's Building Officials comply with technical <br />examinations; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City has been informed that Senate File #342 has been <br />discussed at the State Legislature which would require that Plumbing <br />Inspectors employed by the State, County or Local Units of Government, <br />including cities, must hold a Master or Journeyman license; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City believes that this amendment to the State Law <br />would only add to the cost of local units of government, or else force <br />local units of government to abandon plumbing inspections. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of <br />Lake Elmo that the City is in opposition to Senate File #342, or any <br />other State Law that would require local Building Officials to have a <br />Master or Journeyman Plumbing License. <br />ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo on this 2nd <br />day of April, 1985. - - -- <br />Signed: 0 a,,,,�) cti. a�_" cs <br />David A. Morgan,Mayor <br />Attest: 11 ' <br />Marilyn nister <br />Acting City Administrator <br />