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Plumbing board has persistent vacancies and recently lost quorum, staff tell committee
Summary
Staff told the committee the plumbing board has had difficulty recruiting members, has persistent vacancies after a recent chair resignation and in the short term lost quorum, preventing meetings until vacancies are filled.
Committee discussion on July 13 included concerns about the plumbing board's ability to staff meetings and recruit qualified members. The director said the board has struggled to fill seats and recently lost quorum when the current chair resigned; the director said outreach to unions and other stakeholders has been repeated but has not fully solved the problem.
"We just lost the quorum when the current chair just resigned," the director said, noting the practical consequence that the board could not meet until more members are appointed. Committee members asked whether changing board size or makeup would help; staff described certain seats that must be nonplumbers and journeyman positions that typically go to union-affiliated plumbers.
