§ 24-1.5. Electrical examining board.

(a)

A board of electrical examiners is hereby created for the city, to be known as the electrical examining board, which shall consist of five (5) members. Such board shall include three (3) appointive members and two (2) ex-officio members shall be the city electrical inspector and the engineer from the electric utility company or companies.

(b)

Persons who serve on the board of electrical examiners shall be qualified as follows:

(1)

One (1) person shall have at least ten (10) years' active experience as a master electrician.

(2)

One (1) person shall have at least five (5) years' active experience in the electrical business as an electrical contractor.

(3)

One (1) person shall have had business experience, supervisory or proprietary, or experience closely related thereto.

(c)

The appointive members of the electrical examining board shall hold office from the date of appointment until the date of their reappointment, or their successors have been appointed or qualified. The board members shall be appointed for a period of two (2) years beginning on the first Tuesday in July of odd numbered years. Any member of the board may be removed by the governing body of the city for cause. Vacancies within the board may be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.

(d)

The appointive and ex-officio members of the electrical examining board shall serve without compensation.

(e)

The electrical examining board may promulgate such policies and procedures as necessary to conduct matters, for which it is responsible.

(f)

It shall be the duty of the electrical examining board to pass on the qualifications of all applicants for license as a master electrician limited master electrician, maintenance electrician, and journeyman electrician. The board shall authorize the examination and testing of all qualified applicants, and may approve standardized testing which conforms to the requirements of the Southern Standard Building Code Congress International. The board shall also conduct reviews of grievances filed against licensed electricians, and shall render decisions in keeping with the findings of their investigations.

(Ord. No. 94-247, § 1, 12-5-94)