(A) Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of electrical contractor, without being registered as an electrical contractor, in the manner hereinafter set forth.
(B) Existing contractors. All electrical contractors who have not registered as an electrical contractor as required by this section prior to February 11, 1960 must file an application in proper form showing their qualifications to engage in the business of electrical contractor.
(C) Application; issuance of certificate. Any person desiring to engage in the business of electrical contractor shall apply for registration to the Village Clerk. Upon the filing of such application in proper form, and the payment of the registration fee, the Village Clerk shall register the applicant as an electrical contractor and shall issue to the applicant a certificate of registration which will authorize the applicant to engage in such business for the year in which it is issued.
(D) Fee; expiration date. The fee for registration as an electrical contractor shall be as set forth in § 110.13, which sum shall be paid by the applicant to the Village Clerk in advance upon filing the application. The certificate of registration issued shall expire on December 31 of the year in which it is issued.
(E) Surety bonds. Every person desiring to engage in the business of making any electrical installation in the Village shall execute and file with the Building Director a surety bond payable to the Village in the penal sum of $5,000, conditioned that the applicant shall well and faithfully observe all of the provisions of this Code relating to electrical installations.
(1997 Code, § 24.02) (Ord. CO-09-95, passed 10-12-1995; Am. Ord. CO-09-27, passed 10-6-2009; Am. Ord. CO-2021-21, passed 8-17-2021)