A. Electrical Inspector: There is hereby created the office of Electrical Inspector.
B. Appointment: A certified State Electrical Inspector shall be appointed by the City Council and need not be a City employee. Any assistant shall meet the same requirements as the Electrical Inspector.
C. Inspector Qualifications: The salary of the Electrical Inspector shall be determined by resolution of the City Council. Before commencing duties, and on a biennial basis, the Electrical Inspector shall provide evidence of State licensing as a State Electrical Inspector and provide proof of required bonding through the State Board of Electricity to the City Clerk.
D. Duties: It shall be the duty of the Inspector to enforce the provisions of this Chapter. The Electrical Inspector shall, upon application, grant permits for the installation or alteration of electrical equipment and shall make inspections of electrical installations, all as provided in this Chapter. The Electrical Inspector shall keep complete records of all permits issued, inspections, and reinspection(s) made and other official work performed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
E. Inspector Prerequisites: It shall be unlawful for the Inspector or any assistant to engage in the sale, installation or maintenance of electrical equipment, directly or indirectly, and they shall have no financial interest in any concern engaged in such business in the City.
F. Authority Of Electrical Inspector: The Inspector shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building or premises in the discharge of official duties, or for the purpose of making any inspection, reinspection or test of electrical equipment contained therein or its installation. When any electrical equipment is found by the Inspector to be dangerous to persons or property because it is defective or defectively installed, the person responsible for the electrical equipment shall be notified in writing and shall make any changes or repair required in the judgment of the Inspector to place such equipment in safe conditions. If such work is not completed within fifteen (15) days or any longer period that may be specified by the inspector in said notice, the inspector shall have the authority to disconnect or order discontinuance of electrical service to said electrical equipment. In cases of emergency where necessary for safety to persons and property, or where electrical equipment may interfere with the work of the fire department, the inspector shall have the authority to disconnect or cause disconnection immediately of any electrical equipment.
G. Deputies: The inspector may delegate any of the inspector's powers to any of the inspector's assistants. (Ord. XVIII.10, 9-2-1997)
H. Responsibility: The city electrical inspector shall function under the applicable policies of the city building inspections division and the city building official. (Ord. XVIII.10, 9-2-1997; amd. Ord. XVIII.12, 2-5-2002)