(A) The Electrical Commission shall receive, record and preserve all applications from persons made for an electrical contractor’s or electrical sign contractor’s license.
(B) An applicant for an electrical contractor’s or electrical sign contractor’s license must be at least 21 years of age and satisfy one of the following requirements:
(1) Furnish written evidence that he or she is a graduate electrical engineer of an accredited college or university and has one year of practical electrical experience in the construction industry;
(2) He or she is a graduate of a recognized two-year electrical trade school or school of electrical technology or technical college and has at least four years of practical experience on electrical work or has one year of practical experience in planning, laying out, supervising and installing wiring, apparatus or equipment for electrical light, heat and power beyond the practical experience requirements for a journeyman’s license;
(3) An applicant for an electrical contractor’s license shall furnish written evidence that he or she has at least six years of previous practical experience in personally installing, altering or repairing electric wiring for electric light, heat or power; or
(4) An applicant for an electrical sign contractor’s license shall furnish written evidence that he or she has at least six years of previous practical experience in personally installing, erecting, altering or repairing electric service and electric equipment relating to signs. In lieu of previous practical experience, credit may be allowed for each full-time academic year of successful completion of a recognized trade school or accredited apprenticeship if the majority of courses taken by the applicant were primarily directed at education in the electrical industry.
(C) All applications shall be interviewed by the Electrical Commission to determine their qualifications. Letters of reference attesting to the applicant’s practical experience shall be received by the Commission prior to the applicant being interviewed. Forms of written evidence shall include W-2 tax form, income tax returns, pension report, social security reports, etc.
(1960 Code, § 24-3-4) (Ord. 7408, passed 7-6-2010; Ord. 8412-2020, passed 1-21-2020)