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7.3.3 Membership of Construction Code Board of Appeals. The Construction Code Board of Appeals shall consist of seven members appointed by the City Manager or designee who are qualified by experience and training to act upon matters pertaining to building construction and building service equipment and who are not employees of the city. 7.3.4. Operation of Board. Subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Subsection 7.3.4., the Board shall conduct hearings for any given technical code appeal providing a simple quorum of all voting members of the Board is present. 7.3.4.1 Electrical appeals. When hearing electrical code appeals, one of the members constituting the quorum shall be an electrical contractor or an Oregon licensed engineer with electrical specialty. 7.3.4.2 PlumbinLy appeals. When hearing plumbing code appeals, one of the members constituting the quorum shall be a plumbing contractor or an Oregon licensed engineer with mechanical specialty. 7.3.4.3 Mechanical appeals. When hearing mechanical code appeals, one of the members constituting the quorum shall be a mechanical contractor or Oregon licensed engineer with mechanical specialty. 7.3.4.4. Structural, life safety, fire, swimming pool, spa and hot tub code appeals. When hearing structural specialty code, fire code, or swimming pool, spa and hot tub code appeals, one of the members constituting the quorum shall be an Oregon licensed architect or an Oregon licensed engineer, and a fire protection contractor or specialist. 7.3.5. Terms of Appointment. Each member shall serve for the term indicated at the time of appointment, or until his/her successor has been appointed. 7.3.6. Procedures of the Board. All hearings shall be public, and the appellant, appellant's representatives, and the city's enforcement official shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The Board shall affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Building Official or Fire Marshal by a majority vote of those present. The Building Official, after consulting with the Board, shall adopt rules and procedures for the Board in conducting investigations and issuing decisions. The Board shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the applicant and the Building Official, and, where appropriate, to the Fire Marshal. The Board has no authority to interpret the provisions of these regulations or the administrative code, nor to waive any requirement in a technical code; nor to issue a decision which is contrary to a binding official interpretation approved by the State administrator as defined in ORS Chapter 455. Administrative Order - Page 6 of 40