(A) Generally. The Electrical Commission shall consist of seven members. Six members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. The remaining member shall be the Chief of the Fire Department of the city or a person designated at his or her pleasure from time to time from within the Fire Department. Members may be appointed to serve on the Commission from time to time.
(B) Qualifications of other six members. Of the six members of the Electrical Commission appointed by the Mayor: one member shall be a licensed architect or registered professional or structural engineer or a representative thereof; one member shall be an electrical contractor or a representative of an electrical contractor; one member shall be a person holding a master contractor’s registration certificate as provided in Chapter 115 of this code; two members shall be an electricians having four or more years experience as practicing electricians; and one member shall be employed by or a representative of a public utility providing electric service in the city. A member may serve both on the Electrical Commission and the Building Commission of the city.
(C) Terms. Members of the Electrical Commission shall be appointed for terms of five years. Appointments to the Commission shall, as necessary, be staggered by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council to varying terms as determined by the Mayor so that the term of one member expires each year. All terms shall be based on years which commence on May 1 and end on of April 30.
(D) Vacancies. All vacancies occurring on the Electrical Commission shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as original appointments. Vacancies shall be filled to complete only the unexpired term of the member in whose position the vacancy is created. Additionally, during the temporary absence of a member and alternate, if any, and for the continuation of the absence, the Mayor may designate a qualified substitute. The Mayor may further, with the advice and consent of the City Council, appoint alternate members who may sit on the Electrical Commission in the absence of any regular members. The alternate shall meet the same qualifications required for regular members of the Electrical Commission and, while serving on the Electrical Commission, an alternate shall have the full power and authority of the regular member.
(E) Continuation in office. In the event of a vacancy or expiration of a term, the member then holding office shall continue as a member until his or her successor is both appointed by the Mayor and the appointment is concurred in by the City Council. The Mayor may, however, declare a position vacant in the event a term has expired prior to the appointment of a successor.
(F) Compensation. All members of the Electrical Commission shall serve without compensation for services, provided that members shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with duly authorized business of the Commission.
(G) Conflicts. A member of the Electrical Commission shall not pass on any question in which that member is engaged as a contractor or material dealer or in the preparation of plans or specifications or in which the member has any personal interest.
(1980 Code, § 11.1702) (Ord. 9056, passed 9-6-2005)