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Evansville licensing board approves multiple contractor applications, denies one for insufficient hours; staff discusses removing test question
Summary
The Evansville City Licensing Board approved several contractor applications and set conditions requiring notarized proof of hours for others, denied one applicant for insufficient documented hours, and discussed striking question 23 from the steamfitters test while clarifying that training must be preapproved annually.
The Evansville City Licensing Board reviewed and acted on multiple contractor license applications on Oct. 27, approving several applicants, conditioning others on notarized documentation of trade hours, and denying one application after board members found the submitted hours fell short of the requirement.
Board action came after staff and board members examined applicants' submitted hour logs and letters of verification. Several approvals were made contingent on staff receiving original, notarized letters showing the applicant's required hours. One motion to deny an applicant for insufficient documented hours passed after members concluded the record showed too few hours to meet the licensing threshold.
The board also discussed the steamfitters test and whether to remove question 23 from the exam. Staff explained that individual classes and training must be preapproved each year and that prior approval for a single class does not automatically blanket-approve additional classes presented later in the year.
Board members called for original, notarized verification in multiple cases. For example, board members noted that the application packet for HVAC installer Joshua Carter included an hours page that was not notarized, and members moved that the applicant provide the notarized documentation. For Nathan Gambrell, staff said the packet listed 5,366 hours on the materials on file but the applicant claimed 8,104 hours; board members moved to approve his application pending receipt of an original, notarized letter showing 8,104 hours. In another case, the board reviewed an application (surname Bowers in the record) where members concluded the submitted total hours were short of the requirement and moved to deny based on the information on file.
On training oversight, a board member reported an inquiry from an instructor who understood that approving one class would allow the instructor to offer additional classes automatically; staff clarified that each class must be preapproved annually and that a single approval does not blanket subsequent offerings.
The meeting included routine procedural votes to approve minutes and to move several applicants forward; most such motions were adopted by voice vote. The transcript does not record a roll-call showing individual yes/no votes for each motion.
The board adjourned after the licensing and testing items on the agenda were addressed.
