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APR 101985 <br />BOOK 60 Phc : 490 <br />any experience or insurance, doing unsatisfactory work and <br />and leaving town. Staff is trying to get some order into <br />issuing contractors' licenses for all phases of <br />construction. The State has taken care of the primary <br />contractors, such as general, residential, building, <br />plumbing, electrical, etc., but there are many other areas <br />of construction that need to be monitored. Staff is asking <br />that this ordinance be adopted so that we can handle <br />them. <br />Commissioner Scurlock explained that this would solve <br />the problem of people telling their customers that they are <br />licensed by the County and giving the impression that they <br />have conformed to County standards when, indeed, they have <br />not; all they have done is pay $9. <br />Commissioner Wodtke asked if a general handyman needed <br />to get a license, and Director Rymer advised that wouldn't <br />benecessary unless they were under contract. In that <br />event, they can get a Residential Contractor permit from the <br />State. Usually they work for a homeowner at an hourly rate <br />and the homeowner is responsible for pulling his own permit. <br />Chairman Lyons asked if some of these items were under <br />our purview or if they really should be civil actions. <br />Attorney Brandenburg explained that if funds are <br />diverted or if there is fraud, individuals can certainly <br />follow civil proceedings; however, individuals can file a <br />complaint with the County to have a license revoked. If it <br />falls into a category that is licensed by the State, they <br />can do the same with the State. <br />Attorney Wilson believed that in these cases we would <br />not be trying to obtain damages for the homeowner, we just <br />would be trying to protect the general public by taking a <br />person's license away before he could do any damage to <br />someone else. <br />all of <br />59 <br />