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Erie licensing board reinstates journeyman plumber, approves electrical journeyman and tables mechanical application
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the Erie Licensing Board approved reinstatement of a journeyman plumber with back fees, granted a journeyman electrical license, and tabled a mechanical application because the applicant had self‑verified; one member registered an abstention on the mechanical item.
The Erie Licensing Board on May 5 approved multiple licensing actions and tabled one application pending documentation.
The board voted to reinstate Robert Toth's journeyman plumber license provided he pays back fees of $530 before returning to active status. Staff said records show Toth held a journeyman license from about 2000 until 2019; the board approved reinstatement after motion, second and a voice vote.
The board also reviewed Michael Ford's electrical application. Verifier information listed James Flanagan (master license since 1991) and the file included references to classroom instruction. After discussion about schooling requirements and how the 2022 ordinance change affects applicants who registered earlier, a motion to approve Ford's journeyman electrical license was made, seconded, and passed by voice vote.
A separate mechanical (HVAC/steamfitter) application raised paperwork problems: the applicant appeared to have signed his own verifier page. Members said an applicant cannot self‑verify and asked for a mechanical verifier or union verification from the local steamfitters. The board tabled that application pending corrected verifier documentation; Mister Panitzky recorded an abstention. The board scheduled follow‑up for the June or July review schedule and then adjourned.
No formal vote tallies with individual member names were recorded in the transcript; outcomes were recorded as voice votes and motions passed as noted.
