(A) Any individual or entity who:
(1) Has qualified as an “Electrical Inspector” (as defined at KRS 227.450(9)); and
(2) Has been duly designated as a County Electrical Inspector by the county, pursuant to KRS 227.480(3), and other applicable law (hereinafter, the “official City Electrical Inspector”), and they are hereby designated City Electrical Inspectors and authorized to conduct electrical inspections to ascertain whether or not the provisions of this section and other applicable law and standards are being fully complied with.
(B) Each official City Electrical Inspector shall have the right to charge a reasonable fee, which shall be full and complete compensation for services rendered by it in the making of said inspection, which fee shall also include the rendering of a written report. Said fee shall be paid by the contractor or person or persons performing or installing said electrical wiring or equipment, and no part thereof shall be paid by the city. The fees to be charged and paid for the inspection and the issuing of the certificate of approval, hereinafter provided for, shall be in accordance with the recognized scale of fees charged for similar work and inspections by the official City Electrical Inspector and shall not be in excess thereof.
(C) The designation of the official City Electrical Inspectors as the official Electrical Inspectors under this section, KRS 227.480(3), and other applicable law, is subject to termination by the city in its sole discretion. Any official City Electrical Inspector shall immediately cease to be designated as such upon either:
(1) No longer designated as a County Electrical Inspector under KRS 227.480(3); or
(2) No longer being certified as an Electrical Inspector under KRS 227.489 with no further action by the city.
(D) It shall be the duty of the person, firm, or corporation installing electrical wiring or equipment, or repairing or rearranging the same, to notify one of the official City Electrical Inspectors prior to the time said work is commenced, and also when the work is ready for inspection, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to conceal any such electrical wiring or installations until after the same has been reported to one of the official City Electrical Inspectors and has been inspected and approved by one of the official City Electrical Inspectors, and a certificate of approval issued by it.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, including any electric light or power company to connect with or furnish current to any electrical installation within the boundaries of the city until after such electrical installation shall have been inspected and approved by one of the official City Electrical Inspectors, and a certificate of approval issued by it.
(F) The Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with each of the official City Electrical Inspectors carrying out the terms and conditions of this section, and other applicable laws and standards.
(2010 Code, § 30.25(A)) Penalty, see § 30.999