§ 6-21. Composition.  


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  • A. 
    Said Board shall consist of five members.
    B. 
    At least one of the members shall be either a registered architect or licensed professional engineer of building construction experience, and at least one member of the Board shall be as qualified as a Plumbing Subcode Official, and one as qualified as an Electrical Subcode Official. Members of the Board need not be certified. No more than two members of the Board shall be selected from the same profession or business. Each Board member shall have had at least three years' experience in construction, design or supervision as a licensed engineer or registered architect; or, in the alternative, five years' experience in construction, design or supervision as an architect or engineer, with a bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering from an accredited institution of higher education; or, as a further alternative, 10 years' experience in construction, design or supervision as a journeyman in a construction trade or as a construction contractor, subcontractor or inspector.
    C. 
    The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Municipal Council, shall appoint the Board members, one of whom shall be designated as Chairman, and any alternate members.
    D. 
    No employee of the Totowa Building Department may serve on the Board of Appeals or as an alternate for said Board. Other municipal, county and state employees may serve on the Board, provided that they be disqualified from consideration of matters affecting municipal-, county- or state-owned or leased structures.