As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated unless the context requires otherwise:
BOARD
The Board of Electrical Examiners of the City of Port Jervis
as established by this article.
INSPECTOR
The person or persons authorized and required by this chapter to make electrical inspections within the City, as more fully provided for in §
267-5 hereof.
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Any person who engages in or carries on the business of installing,
erecting, altering or repairing electrical wiring, apparatus, fixtures,
devices, appliances and equipment utilized or designed for the utilization
of electricity for light, heat or power purposes or for signaling
systems operating on 50 volts or more, and any person who performs
or supervises the performance of work done in connection with the
installation, erection, alteration, extension or repair of electrical
wiring, apparatus, fixtures, devices, appliances and equipment for
light, heat or power purposes or for signaling systems operating on
50 volts or more, and any person who contracts to do any of the foregoing,
except where the above would be in conflict with the National Electrical
Code.
SPECIAL ELECTRICIAN
Any person who is in the exclusive employ of the owner, lessee
or manager of a building, plant or structure and whose employment
consists wholly or partly of the work of maintaining and repairing
electrical wiring, apparatus, fixtures, devices, appliances and equipment
utilized or designed for the utilization of electricity for light,
heat or power purposes or for signaling systems operating on 50 volts
or more, except where the above would be in conflict with the National
Electrical Code.
The Board shall have the following powers and
duties, in addition to those elsewhere prescribed in this article:
A. Meetings. To hold at least one meeting in each month
and as many other meetings at such other times as, in the opinion
of the Chairman or a majority of the Board, are necessary or desirable
for the efficient discharge of the business of the Board.
[Amended 10-13-1987 by L.L. No. 7-1987]
B. Examinations. To examine into the qualifications and
fitness of applicants for licenses under this article or of the representatives
of such applicants designated for such purpose.
C. Issue licenses. To grant and issue licenses as master
electricians to applicants possessing or whose representatives possess
the requisite qualifications, and to grant and issue licenses as special
electricians to applicants possessing the requisite qualifications.
Licenses shall be signed by the Chairman and Secretary.
D. Suspend or revoke licenses. To suspend or revoke licenses for cause as prescribed in §
267-21.
E. Impose and collect fines. To impose and collect fines for violations as prescribed in §
267-21.
F. Keep records. To keep records of all its meetings
and proceedings and of all licenses issued, suspended or revoked by
it and to make such records available for public inspection.
G. Prepare manual. To prepare a manual of its rules and
regulations for the conduct of examinations and to furnish copies
thereof to persons desiring the same.
H. Promulgate rules. To adopt such rules and regulations
as may be necessary, not inconsistent with the provisions of this
article, with respect to the form and content of applications for
licenses, the reception thereof, the investigation and examination
of applicants and their qualifications, the conduct of the meetings
and the business of the Board and the other matters incidental or
appropriate to the powers and duties of the Board as prescribed by
this article and for the proper administration and enforcement of
the provisions of this article, and to amend or repeal any of such
rules and regulations, by a majority vote, at any special or regular
meeting, upon notice of at least 30 days to each member thereof.
I. File copy of rules. To file a copy of all of its rules
and regulations and of all changes therein, duly certified by the
Secretary, with the City Clerk-Treasurer immediately upon the adoption
thereof, which copy shall be available for public inspection during
the regular business hours of the day.
[Amended 12-8-1986 by L.L. No. 8-1986; 10-13-1987 by L.L. No.
7-1987; 5-23-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988; 7-27-1992 by L.L. No.
5-1992; 3-23-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
The Board may issue licenses under this article
as follows:
A. Master electrician's license, Class A. A master electrician's license, Class A, shall authorize the licensee to engage in the business of master electrician within the City for a period ending December 31 of the year in which it is issued. The initial fee for such license shall be as provided in Chapter
280, Fees. Such license may be renewed annually on or before the expiration thereof for periods of one year upon payment of an annual renewal fee as provided in Chapter
280, Fees. Any such renewal for a period beginning January 1, 2001, or later shall be granted only if the applicant meets and demonstrates satisfactory compliance with the provisions of Subsection
D below.
B. Master electrician's license, Class B. A master electrician's license, Class B, shall authorize the licensee to engage in the business of master electrician in the City but only for the purpose of undertaking, performing and completing a single continuous job or installation at one location or property. The initial fee for such license shall be as provided in Chapter
280, Fees, for a period ending December 31 of the year in which it is issued. Such license may be renewed on or before the expiration thereof for a period of time necessary to complete the job for which it is issued, at a renewal fee as provided in Chapter
280, Fees, per calendar year. Any such renewal for a period beginning January 1, 2001, or later shall be granted only if the applicant meets and demonstrates satisfactory compliance with the provisions of Subsection
D below.
C. Electrician's license, Class C. An electrician's license, Class C, shall authorize the licensee to engage in the business of an electrician in the City only for the purpose of installing, maintaining and repairing electrically operated and/or controlled devices, such as oil burners, stokers and gas burners, or to do other specialized work to be noted and provided for on the license issued. The initial fee for such license shall be as provided in Chapter
280, Fees, for a period ending December 31 of the year in which it is issued. Such a license may be renewed annually on or before the expiration thereof for periods of one year upon payment of an annual renewal fee as provided in Chapter
280, Fees. Any such renewal for a period beginning January 1, 2001, or later shall be granted only if the applicant meets and demonstrates satisfactory compliance with the provisions of Subsection
D below.
D. Any such renewal as set forth in Subsection
A,
B or
C above for a period beginning January 1, 2001, or later shall be granted only if the applicant can show documentation satisfactory to the Electrical Board that said applicant has completed the I.A.E.I. Electrical Seminar or such other electrical seminar as may from time to time be approved by the City of Port Jervis Electrical Board.
E. Special electrician's license. A special electrician's license shall authorize the licensee to perform only the work of a special electrician for an employer and at a location designated and specified in the license for a period ending December 31 of the year in which it is issued. Such a license shall not authorize the holder thereof to engage in, perform or supervise the work of installing, erecting, altering or extending electrical wiring, apparatus, fixtures, devices, appliances and equipment for light, heat or power purposes or for signaling systems operating on 50 volts or more or otherwise to do or perform the work of a master electrician, and all persons licensed as special electricians under this article are prohibited from performing or supervising such work. The initial fee for such license shall be as provided in Chapter
280, Fees. Such license may be renewed annually on or before the expiration thereof for periods of one year upon payment of an annual renewal fee as provided in Chapter
280, Fees. Upon receipt of a proper application therefor, the Board shall grant the holder of such a license permission to do the work of a special electrician for an employer or at a location not designated in the license in lieu of the one designated therein without any additional fee, and a new license specifying the new employer and/or the new location, as the case may be, shall be issued upon the surrender of the old license.
[Amended 10-13-1987 by L.L. No. 7-1987]
Any such license not renewed within the time
prescribed by this article shall lapse at the expiration of its term
and the holder of such license must thereafter qualify for an original
license hereunder and comply with all the requirements and provisions
hereof relative thereto.
Any action of the Board of Electrical Examiners
may be reviewed by any person aggrieved thereby in any court of competent
jurisdiction by a proceeding instituted under the provisions of Article
78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.
It shall be unlawful for any person other than a licensed master electrician to employ an unlicensed electrician to do any electrical work in the City, except as stated in §
267-4.
All fees, fines and penalties derived by the
Board from the operation of this article shall be turned over by the
Board to the City Clerk-Treasurer within 10 days after they are received,
and such moneys shall be paid by such Clerk-Treasurer into the general
fund of the City and shall be available for use for any lawful City
purpose.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
chapter, reciprocal and one-time licenses may be issued as follows:
A. Reciprocal licenses. Any person, firm or corporation
duly licensed by another municipality in New York State which has
licensing standards and requirements, including examinations, substantially
the same as those provided by this chapter, and which has reciprocity
provisions applicable to licensees of the City of Port Jervis, may
be issued, without examination, a license equivalent to that held
in the other municipality, subject to all other conditions and provisions
of this chapter. As a prerequisite to the issuance of such a reciprocal
license, the candidate shall:
(1) Submit substantiating documents and evidence supporting
the claim that he is the holder of a valid license from the other
municipality.
(2) Complete the appropriate application forms for the
City of Port Jervis.
(3) Pay an annual renewal fee equal to the annual fee
charged by the municipality in which he is licensed.
[Amended 6-23-1986 by L.L. No. 4-1986]
B. One-time licenses. Any person, firm or corporation
duly licensed by another municipality which has licensing standards
and requirements, including examinations, substantially the same as
those provided by this chapter, may be issued, without examination,
a one-time license, equivalent to that held in the other municipality,
for the performance of a specific contract or job, upon application
to and approval by the Board.
[Amended 5-23-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988]
(1) Such application shall be accompanied by substantiating documents and evidence supporting the claim that he is the holder of a valid license from the other municipality and by a fee as provided in Chapter
280, Fees.
[Amended 6-2-1986 by L.L. No. 4-1986; 7-27-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992; 4-8-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
(2) Such one-time license shall be valid only for a specific
contract or job, at a specific location, and shall expire upon issuance
of a certificate of compliance for the work covered by the contract
or job.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subsection
B, where a candidate for a one-time license is a resident of a municipality not licensing electricians, the Board may consider other evidence of qualifications, such as a statement from the local building or electrical inspector, and may make such investigation and inquiry into the candidate's qualifications as it may deem necessary, and may thereupon, in its discretion, issue a one-time license, with such conditions as it may deem proper to secure the purposes of this chapter.
(4) Any one-time license shall be subject to all conditions
and provisions of this chapter not otherwise inconsistent with this
section.