Ordinances 6551 and 6552 to amend Title 13, Buildings and Construction, of the 2020 Municipal Code, by updating Chapter 13.10, Licensing of the Mechanical Trade" and Chapter 13.13 and "Licensing/Registration of the Plumbing Trade."

Staff is in the process of updating sections of Title 13 that are no longer relevant. The State of Iowa has administered the licensing of Mechanical and Plumbing contractors for over 10 years and it is no longer necessary to retain the local licensing language outside of Utility Licensing. Section 13.13 will be specific on how Council Bluffs licenses local Utility Licensing as allowed by the State.