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Board tables two licensing applications amid verifier and accreditation questions
Summary
The Trades Licensing Board tabled a master-plumbing application for Nicholas Welka and a journeyman electrical application for Colton Titus while staff verifies employment dates and program accreditation. Members discussed verifier requirements and whether non‑field instructors satisfy verification rules.
The Trades Licensing Board tabled two licensing applications during its Jan. 6 meeting after members identified gaps in employment verification and uncertainty over training accreditation.
Nicholas Welka’s master-plumbing application was discussed at length after staff noted a discrepancy between dates listed on a verifier (April 2022–April 2025) and the applicant’s resume, which showed employment with other contractors through December 2022. Board members questioned whether the verifier who signed the form was the actual holder of the master license and flagged that a non-holder signing a verifier form is a “red flag.” Members instructed staff to obtain prior verifier pages and the license number from prior employers to establish the required verifiable time under a master. The board voted to table the application pending that documentation.
Separately, members reviewed Colton Titus’s journeyman electrical application and raised questions about his primary verifier, Robert Lyle, who is described in meeting documents as an instructor (NCCER) and possibly retired. Members debated whether instructor verifications satisfy field-time verification requirements and whether the training program cited (identified in materials as a CCR national credentialing and certification program) is accredited. "If it's accredited, that may change our decision; if not, he may need to take the exam," one member said. Mike Ziwi moved to table the application until the program accreditation and additional documentation can be confirmed; the board approved the motion by voice vote.
Board members also used the discussion to raise a broader concern: a recurring pattern of applicants allowing licenses to lapse for multiple years and then paying back fees to return to the trade. Staff said the current licensing software does not generate automated expiration notices and that once a license is unpaid for a year, the record drops off routine reports, making notification difficult. Staff committed to checking accreditation status and gathering additional verifiers and pay stubs for the applicants before bringing the matters back to the board.
Both applications were tabled; the board recorded the actions as motions passed by voice vote and directed staff to return with verified documentation and accreditation confirmation.
