The Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council shall appoint the Board of Electrical Examiners. The Board shall consist of three members and they shall be the Electrical Inspector who shall be Chairperson of the Board; a member of the Board of Public Works; and one duly licensed master electrician, who shall be Secretary of the Board. The master electrician shall be appointed for a term of two years and shall serve without pay, and should any member be sooner removed from office, or resign, a new member to fill the vacancy shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council in the same manner as other new members are appointed. The Board shall be funded from time to time by the Governing Body out of the General Fund. The Board shall meet at the times as the Governing Body may designate. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the Chairperson, or any two members of the Board. A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of doing business. Any person desiring to do any electrical work, or to work at the business of an electrician, in the municipality shall make a written application to the Electrical Board for an examination to test the applicant’s practical and theoretical knowledge of electrical wiring, fire prevention, and appliance installation. Examinations shall be given not later than 30 days after application shall have been made. The Board may then cause the Chairperson and Secretary to execute and deliver to the applicant a license authorizing him or her to do electrical work in the municipality. Licenses so granted will be automatically renewable by the Electrical Board; provided, the Board shall have the discretion to waive the examination if the Board is satisfied by other evidence that the applicant is competent to do electrical work. If it comes to the attention of the Board that the licensee may not be competent or entitled to renewal, the Board shall have the power to compel the licensee to take an examination prior to renewal. Any license so granted may be removed at any time by the Board for good and sufficient cause after a hearing before the Board. The Board shall be responsible for making the reports and performing the additional duties as the Governing Body may, from time to time, designate. All actions of the Board shall be subject to the review and supervision of the Governing Body. No member of the Governing Body shall serve as a member of the Board of Electrical Examiners. No member of the Board of Electrical Examiners shall serve in the capacity of both the Chairperson and Secretary of the Board.
(1972 Code, § 2-207)