§ 22-123. Contractors Operating Certificates; Regulatory Fees.

(1)

Operating Certificates Required. The Board of County Commissioners, in order to protect and safeguard the citizens of Sarasota County, will staff the Planning and Development Services Business Center with sufficient personnel to police the activities of State certified and locally licensed contractors operating in Sarasota County, to investigate complaints regarding licensed and unlicensed contractors, and to perform such other regulatory functions necessary to ensure that persons engaging in contracting activities in the County are appropriately licensed. In furtherance of this purpose, Sarasota County Operating Certificates or State Certified Contractor licenses shall be required of all contractors governed by F.S. ch. 489, pts. I and II, and F.S. ch. 633.

(2)

Regulatory Fees. Persons holding a Sarasota County Certificate of Competency and, if required by Florida Statutes, a State Registration in the listed contractor categories shall be required to request a Contractors Operating Certificate and pay the appropriate regulatory fee. Such Contractors Operating Certificates shall be valid for two years from the 1st day of October of even numbered years.

(3)

Schedule of Contractors Operating Certificate Fees. Regulatory fees for the listed contractor categories and for changes in status of business name shall be set by Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners.

(Ord. No. 98-015, § 3, 2-17-1998; Ord. No. 99-037, § 3, 5-27-1999; Ord. No. 2002-006, § 1, 2-13-2002; Ord. No. 2002-079, § 1, 12-18-2002; Ord. No. 2011-017, § 3, 5-26-2011)