(A) Any person who does not hold a valid electrical contractor or electrician license issued by the State of Iowa, and who desires to be licensed as an electrical contractor, a journeyman electrician or a restricted electrician in the City of Marshalltown shall make application to the Electrical Inspector for an examination. The Inspector shall provide application forms for this purpose. The completed forms shall include the name of the applicant, his or her home address, his or her business address and a brief resume of his or her training and experience. In addition, an electrical contractor applicant shall have served at least four years as a licensed journeyman electrician. Proof of electrical trade school education may waive up to two years of this requirement.
(2013 Code, § 11-99)
(B) Every person who takes a local examination or re-examination for journeyman electricians’ license or restricted electricians’ license shall first pay an application fee of $25, plus the annual license fee. Electrical contractor license applicants shall first pay an application fee of $25, plus the annual license fee. Examination fees shall be paid to the City Clerk, and a receipt therefor shall be attached to each application for a license or permit. The first year license fee is included in the application fee. Examination fees shall not be refunded. A $150 expediting fee shall be assessed to any applicant seeking approval of an application, except at a regularly scheduled exam meeting.
(2013 Code, § 11-100)
(C) (1) An electrical journeyman or restricted electrician applicant shall be entitled to an examination written 45 days after filing an application therefore. The examination shall be practical, written or oral, or a combination thereof, and shall be of such a nature as to test the capabilities of all applicants for the same type of license uniformly. The applicant shall clearly demonstrate to the Electrical Inspector his or her qualifications for the particular license in which he or she has applied, and show satisfactory knowledge of the methods and standards for doing work under the National Electrical Code and other provisions of the chapter and ordinances of the city.
(2) A license for electrical contractor work shall be obtained by successfully passing an exam approved by the Electrical Inspector. Procedures for testing and application forms shall be available at the office of the Electrical Inspector during normal business hours.
(2013 Code, § 11-101)
(Ord. 14392, passed 8-14-1992; Ord. 14716, passed 7-14-2003; Ord. 14737, passed 5-24-2004; Ord. 15024, passed 10-11-2021)