§ 22-91. Procedure and conditions for use of tax receipt by firm.

A local business tax receipt may be issued to a firm under this chapter in accordance with the following procedure and upon the following conditions:

(1)

The individual taking the examination on behalf of any firm must be an active partner, officer or full-time salaried employee of the firm.

(2)

The application for use of a certificate by a firm shall be in the same form for individual applicants, except that said application shall include the name of the firm for which he is seeking a certificate of competency.

(3)

A local business tax receipt shall be issued to a firm in the name of the individual taking the examination (firm licensee) and shall state on its face the firm licensee and the name of the firm through which the firm licensee does business.

(4)

A local business tax receipt issued under subsection (3) above shall be valid only so long as the firm licensee remains actively associated with the firm in the capacity described in subsection (1) above.

(5)

Within five days after any firm licensee has ceased to act in the capacity described in subsection (1) above with regard to a firm, both the firm licensee and said firm shall notify contractor licensing thereof.

(6)

It shall be unlawful for any firm to utilize the local business tax receipt of its former firm licensee after that person has ceased to act in the capacity described in subsection (1) above.

(7)

Any firm to which local business tax receipt was issued under the competency card of a firm licensee who has ceased to act in the capacity required by subsection (1) above shall, surrender such local business tax receipt to the contractor licensing manager. If the firm manager designates another firm licensee within the current year, no payment of an additional local business tax will be required.

(Ord. No. 2005-14, § 1, 10-6-05; Ord. No. 2001-07, § I, 2-1-07)