[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Mineola by L.L. No. 1-1997 (Ch. 36 of the 1994 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes all work done and materials used in installing,
manufacturing and extending a system of electrical wiring for light,
heat or power and all appurtenances thereto and all apparatus or equipment
used in connection therewith inside or attached to any building or
structure, lot or premises.
Includes any person engaged in or holding himself out to
the public as engaged in the business of contracting to install or
alter the electrical equipment or apparatus for the utilization of
electricity supplied for light, heat or power, except a person doing
personal electrical construction or repair work on his own property
or an electric light or power company, telephone or telegraph company
or electric or steam railway company or the like which does electrical
or repair work on its own property or constructs or installs its own
system.
Includes one or more persons, natural persons, corporations,
partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all
other entities of any kind capable of being sued.
A.
There is hereby created a Board to be known as the "Electrical License
Board of Examiners" (the "Board"), which shall consist of three members
to be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board
of Trustees. Each member of the Board shall be an employing or master
electrician as herein defined.
B.
Each member shall be thoroughly familiar with electrical construction,
both theoretical and practical, and competent to pass judgment on
the fitness of applicants for certificates as hereinafter provided.
Each member shall hold office for three years or until his successor
has been appointed, unless removed by the Board of Trustees for cause.
C.
All vacancies occurring in the Board shall be filled by the Board
of Trustees. Any member or members may be removed by the Board of
Trustees for malfeasance in office, incapacity or neglect of duty.
Such Board shall elect its own Chairperson from its members. A majority
shall constitute a quorum to transact the business thereof.
D.
The Board shall meet at least once each month and shall have authority
to hold special meetings if, in the opinion of the Chairperson or
a majority, such are desirable for the proper and efficient discharge
of the business of the Electrical Board. It shall adopt all necessary
rules and regulations for the examination of all persons who desire
to engage in or work at the trade or business of electrical construction
within the Incorporated Village of Mineola. It shall also adopt such
rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings as shall be
necessary.
No person shall, within the limits of the Incorporated Village
of Mineola, engage in, carry on or work at the business of installing
or making repairs, alterations, additions or changes to existing systems
of electrical wiring or electrical apparatus for heat, light or power
as a master electrician as herein defined without first having passed
an examination and obtained and paid for, and having in full force
and effect, a license as herein provided.
[Added 9-18-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]
Required. No electrical work of any nature shall be commenced
without applying for and obtaining a permit for same from the enforcement
officer. Such permit shall, at all times while work is under construction,
be placed in a prominent place in the building or structure for which
the permit was issued.
A.
Every person desiring to procure a certificate as herein provided
shall make application to the Electrical License Board of Examiners
for examination, in such form and detail as such Board may prescribe.
B.
In case of a firm, partnership or corporation, any one or more officers
who separately or aggregately hold and own at least 51% of the issued
and outstanding capital stock, who supervise all work done and who
pass the examination and procure a certificate shall be considered
as the firm, partnership or corporation. When such executive member
severs his relations with such firm, partnership or corporation, it
shall promptly designate another member with like qualifications,
who shall present himself for examination when notified to do so by
the Board. If such designation and successful examination do not take
place within 10 days, then the Board may revoke the license of the
firm, partnership or corporation.
C.
Such Board shall examine each applicant as to his practical knowledge
of electrical construction. Such examination shall be made in whole
or in part in writing and shall be of a practical and elementary character,
but sufficiently strict to test the qualifications of the applicant,
and shall satisfy the Board as to the applicant's ability as
an electrician and his familiarity with the rules and regulations
governing electrical construction. Persons who pass the test as prescribed
by the Board shall be eligible to receive a certificate of competency.
If such Board is satisfied as to the competency of such applicant,
it shall order a certificate issued to him. All examinations shall
be written by the applicant and must be in English.
D.
The time and place of holding examinations shall be left to the discretion
of the Board. Ample notice shall be given to applicants.
E.
Such certificate shall be valid for two years, but the same can and
may be renewed without further examination if application is made
to such Board for renewing the same not less than 30 days before the
expiration of such certificate and no charges of delinquency are proven
against such applicant.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by L.L. No. 35-2000]
F.
An applicant who has failed in his or her first examination shall
not be eligible for reexamination until after one month from the date
of such failure. An applicant who fails twice or more shall not be
further eligible for reexamination until after six months from the
date of such second or subsequent failure.
Upon the filing of the certificate and bond, as herein required, and the payment to the Village of the license fee herein provided, the Board shall, except as herein provided, issue to the applicant a license to engage in or work at the business as provided in § 256-3 hereof. All licenses shall be numbered in the order in which they are issued and shall state clearly the name and address of the licensee and the fee paid.
A.
Every master electrician shall pay an initial license fee and a fee
for each biennial renewal in an amount as set from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Trustees, except that any individual, partnership
or corporation which, at the time of the enactment of this chapter
or at any time thereafter, is the holder of a master electrician's
license duly issued by the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, or
the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, shall, on application
for a master electrician's license in the Incorporated Village
of Mineola, New York, and upon the payment of a license fee in an
amount as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees
for each two-year license period, as herein defined, and upon presentation
of his current Town of Hempstead master electrician's license
or his current Town of North Hempstead master electrician's license
and upon delivery to the Board of a bond, as herein provided, be entitled
to a master electrician's license in said Village of Mineola.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by L.L. No. 35-2000[1]]
B.
All licenses shall be issued as of January 2 and shall continue in
force for two years, unless sooner revoked by the Board or the Electrical
License Board of Examiners. No license or certificate shall be used
by any person other than the original licensee or person to whom it
was issued, and any holder of such license or certificate who permits
it to be used by any other person and any person who uses such license
or certificate granted to any other person shall each be guilty of
a violation of this chapter.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by L.L. No. 35-2000]
C.
Whenever a license shall be lost or destroyed without fault upon
the part of the holder, a duplicate license in lieu thereof under
the original application and bond shall be issued by the Board upon
recommendation of the Electrical License Board of Examiners, upon
the filing with the Board of an affidavit by the licensee, setting
forth the circumstances of the loss and what, if any, search has been
made for its recovery.
A.
Before a license shall be issued or renewed, every master electrician
shall make, execute and deliver to the Board a certificate of insurance
naming the Incorporated Village of Mineola as an additional insured
on a general liability policy insuring against damages imposed by
law in insurance companies authorized to do such business in the State
of New York.
B.
Such insurance shall protect such Village against all loss or damage
occasioned by the negligence of the master electrician or his agents,
servants, employees or representatives in failing to execute properly
and protect all work done by him or his agents, servants, employees
or representatives or under his direction or supervision and from
all loss or damage occasioned by or arising in any manner from any
such work done, which is not caused by the negligence of such Village
or its agents or employees. This certificate of insurance shall provide
that the policies shall not be changed or canceled until 30 days'
written notice has been given to the Village.
A.
Any license may be revoked at any time by the Electrical License
Board of Examiners if the licensee or any person performing any work
under his jurisdiction willfully violates any ordinance or law relating
to electrical construction or is responsible for any electrical installation
which is a hazard to life or property.
B.
Whenever any license shall be so revoked, no refund of any unearned
portion of the fee for said license shall be made. No license shall
be granted to a person whose license has been revoked within a period
of 30 days from the date of such revocation. Notice of such revocation
and the reason or reasons therefor, in writing, shall be served by
the Electrical License Board of Examiners upon the person named in
the application, and a copy shall be filed with the Board.
A.
No person shall carry on the business at or from any other place
in the Village than the one designated in the license therefor without
first having notified the Board of the change and having had the same
endorsed on the license; nor shall he continue to carry on or work
at such business after the license has been revoked or has expired.
B.
No license shall be granted to a person under 21 years of age.
[Amended 1-5-2000 by L.L. No. 10-2000]
A.
Any person who, himself or itself or by his or its clerk, agent or
employee, shall engage in or work at the business of installing or
making repairs, alterations, additions or changes to existing systems
of wiring or electrical apparatus for heat, light or power as a master
electrician without a license or who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or
who, having had his license revoked, shall continue to engage in or
work at such business shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to
a fine as provided below. In addition to the penalty imposed, the
license of the person violating the same may be revoked and the bond
upon such license forfeited in the discretion of the Electrical License
Board of Examiners. Upon such forfeiture, the amount of the bond shall
thereupon become due and payable to the Incorporated Village of Mineola,
and the amount thereof may be recovered in a civil action based upon
such forfeiture.
