Columbus, Georgia

AN ORDINANCE



NO._________



An ordinance amending Chapter 19 of the Columbus Code so as to amend Section

19-79 relating to prerequisites required for home inspectors.



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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:



Section 1.



Chapter 19 of the Columbus Code is amended by deleting Sec. 19-79(1) in its

entirety and substituting a new Sec. 19-79(1) to read as follows:



"(1) Each person is required to present one of the following credentials:



a. Certification by the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI); or



b. Certification from the Council of American Building Officials/International

Code Council (CABO/ICC); or



c. Certification for each system inspected from the Southern Building Code

Congress International (SBCCI); or



d. Certification from the Housing Inspection Foundation (HIF); or



e. Certification from the National Association of Property Inspectors (NAPI); or



f. Certification from the National Association of Home Inspectors, Inc. (NAHI);

or



g. Certification from the American Inspectors Society (AIS)."



Section 2.



Chapter 19 of the Columbus Code is amended by deleting Sec. 19-79(2) in its

entirety and substituting a new Sec. 19-79(2) to read as follows:



"Upon renewal of business license, those persons who are certified by the above

organizations shall present current documentation from the certifying

organization that he or she is in good standing with the organization. Those

inspectors who qualified other than being certified by ASHI, CABO/ICC, SBCCI,

HIF, NAPI, NAHI, or AIS, shall present evidence of four hours of continuing

education taken during the preceding 12 months upon renewal of business

license."





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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the

______ day of ________, 2002; introduced a second time at a regular meeting of

said Council held on the ______ day of ________, 2002, and adopted at said

meeting by the affirmative vote of ________ members of said Council.









Councilor Allen voting____________.

Councilor Henderson voting________.

Councilor Hunter voting___________.

Councilor McDaniel voting_________.

Councilor Rodgers voting__________.

Councilor Smith voting____________.

Councilor Suber voting____________.

Councilor Pugh voting_____________.

Councilor Woodson voting__________.









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TINY B. WASHINGTON BOBBY G. PETERS

CLERK MAYOR