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Applicant Ursula Bell asks board to allow reciprocity or testing; decision tabled
Summary
The Contractor Competency Board tabled an application from an out-of-state paving contractor after staff said the applicant lacked the required exam score or a reciprocity letter under city ordinance section 103-131. The applicant said her company has operated 38 years and asked for options to obtain reciprocity or testing.
Ursula Bell, who gave her address for the record, asked the Fort Pierce Contractor Competency Board on the record to allow reciprocity or to provide a path for an out-of-state paving specialist to meet local licensing requirements so she could pull permits for work already completed and for future projects.
Staff told the board the application for the specialty contractor category (presented as item 8(a) for Anthony Bell, Blackhawk Specialist Inc.) did not include a reciprocity letter or the required contractor competency exam score. Staff cited city ordinance section 103-131, which requires applicants to provide documentation — including proof of a passing score (70% or higher) on the required competency exam — filed by 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before a scheduled meeting. Staff said the ordinance contains no…
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