Section 4785.09 | Elevator safety review board [repealed 4/3/2033].
(A) There is hereby created, within the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce, the elevator safety review board.
(B) The board is responsible for investigating violations of this chapter, holding disciplinary administrative hearings, and assessing penalties in accordance with sections 4785.091 and 4785.092 of the Revised Code.
(C) The board consists of the following members:
(1) The director of commerce or the director's designee;
(2) A representative of the board of building standards;
(3) The following individuals, appointed by the governor:
(a) One representative of a major elevator manufacturing company;
(b) One representative of an elevator servicing company;
(c) One representative of the architectural design or elevator consulting profession;
(d) One representative of the general public;
(e) One representative of municipal corporations in this state;
(f) One representative of building owners or managers;
(g) One representative of the building trade, comprised of an individual providing conveyance services.
(D) The term of those members appointed to the board is three years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
(E) All members of the board shall serve without salary, but shall be reimbursed for all expenses necessary in the performance of their duties.
(F)(1) The governor shall appoint one of the members to serve as chair of the board.
(2) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum.
(3) The chair shall be the deciding vote in the event of a tie vote.
(G)(1) The board shall meet and organize within ten days after the appointment of its members and at such meeting shall elect from its members one secretary of the board to serve for a term as prescribed in rules adopted by the board.
(2)(a) The board shall meet not less than once a quarter and as often as the board considers necessary for the consideration of code regulations, appeals, and variances, and for the transaction of such other business as properly may come before it.
(b) Special meetings shall be called as prescribed in rules adopted by the board.
(H) The seat of any appointed board member absent from three consecutive meetings shall be deemed vacant.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- April 3, 2023 – Enacted by House Bill 107 - 134th General Assembly [ View April 3, 2023 Version ]
- October 3, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View October 3, 2023 Version ]