[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 129.
[Adopted as Ch. 24, § 24.02 through 24.08, of the
1998 Code]
A.
There is hereby established an Electrical Inspection Department for
the regulation of the installation, alteration and use of all electrical
equipment as herein provided. Such Electrical Inspection Department
shall consist of the Electrical Inspector, who shall be appointed
annually by the Mayor, with approval of the City Council, and such
other temporary help as may be necessary to adequately carry out the
inspections and enforcing of this article. Such help shall be appointed
by the Mayor, with approval of the City Council, and shall be directly
responsible to the Electrical Inspector. The Electrical Inspection
Department shall be charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions
of the rules and regulations relating to the installation, alteration
and use of electrical equipment. The salary of the Electrical Inspector
shall be set by the City Council.
B.
Right of entry. The Electrical Inspection Department, or other competent
person delegated by such, shall have the right and power at any time,
during reasonable hours, to enter any building, manhole or subway
in the discharge of its duties, or for the purpose of making any test
of the electrical apparatus, wiring or appliances therein contained,
and for that purpose it shall be given prompt access to all buildings,
public and private, and all manholes and subways, on application to
the person in charge or control of the same.
C.
Defective wires. It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspection
Department to condemn all wire or wires or electrical appliances or
devices that have become defective and dangerous to life or property
and it shall notify the owner thereof to renew the same.
D.
Current to be turned off. The Electrical Inspection Department may
authorize or cause the turning off of all current from electrical
conductors or apparatus which are deemed to be in an unsafe and dangerous
condition, or which may have been installed or operated contrary to
the provisions of this article, and no person shall supply or cause
to be supplied any electrical current to conductors or apparatus which
have been condemned by the Electrical Inspection Department as being
in an unsafe and dangerous condition, or which have not been installed
in conformity with the provisions of this article, or from which the
Electrical Inspection Department has caused the electrical current
to be turned off.
A.
The term "electrical contractor" as used in this section means any
person engaged in the business of installing or altering, by contract,
electrical equipment for the utilization of electricity supplied for
light, heat or power, not including radio apparatus or equipment for
wireless reception of sounds and signals, and not including apparatus,
conductors, and other equipment installed for or by public utilities,
including common carriers, which are under the jurisdiction of the
Illinois Commerce Commission, for use in their operation as employees
employed by such contractor to do or supervise such work.
B.
An electrical contractor and electrician's employee must file his
applications for registration with the City Clerk on blanks furnished
by the City and pay to the City Clerk his registration fee, upon receipt
of which the City Clerk shall issue a registration certificate to
the applicant.
C.
Contractors shall comply with all state laws, workmen's compensation
laws, and have public liability insurance in the minimum amount of
$20,000 and furnish a performance bond of $5,000, with certificates
of insurance to accompany the application for a license.
A.
The fee for registration as an electrical contractor shall be set
from time to time by the City Council, which shall be paid by the
applicant to the City Clerk in advance upon filing the application.
The certification of registration issued thereunder shall expire on
the 30th day of April each year.
B.
Electrical contractor licenses may be revoked by the City Electrical
Inspection Department for refusing or carelessly neglecting to comply
with the provisions of the Electrical Code, and such revocation of
a license shall not be renewed for six months thereafter.
C.
No license issued by the City Council shall be loaned, assigned,
rented or transferred.
D.
Nothing herein shall prevent an apprentice electrician from working
while he is working with and under the control of a licensed electrician.
E.
If qualified, a homeowner may wire his own home by getting a permit
from the City Clerk, and he must have his work inspected and passed,
as provided by this article.
No electrical work of any kind shall be done, except in emergency
cases of repairs, without first applying to the City Clerk for a written
permit therefor. The application shall be on forms furnished by the
City and signed by a licensed electrician showing his license number.
Where wiring is to be concealed, the inspector must be notified
in reasonable time to complete a rough-in inspection prior to concealment,
exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. In the event wiring
is concealed before rough-in inspection without adequate notice having
been given to the inspector, the person responsible for having enclosed
the wiring shall be responsible for all costs resulting from uncovering
and replacing the cover material.
All inspection fees are due and payable to the City Clerk before
commencement of the installation.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original §§ 24.05, Fee schedule, 24.06, Minor repair work defined, and 24.07, defining "municipality" for purposes of the Fire Prevention Code, of the 1998 Code, which immediately followed this section, were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Unless another penalty is specifically provided by this article for violation of any particular provision, section or chapter, any person violating any provision of this article, or any rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, or any provision of any ordinance adopted herein by reference, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine as set forth in Chapter 1, Article III, Penalties and Enforcement, of the City Code.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 04-16-12]
The corporate authorities of the City find and determine that
it is in the best interests of the City to operate the electric aggregation
program under 20 ILCS 3855/1-92 ("the Act") as an opt-out program.
A.
The corporate authorities of the City hereby are authorized to aggregate,
in accordance with the terms of the Act, residential and small commercial
retail electrical loads located within the corporate limits of the
City, and for that purpose may solicit bids and enter into service
agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of
electricity and related services and equipment.
B.
The corporate authorities of the City are granted the authority to
exercise such authority jointly with any other municipality or county
and, in combination with two or more municipalities or counties, may
initiate a process jointly to authorize aggregation by a majority
vote of each particular municipality or county as required by the
Act.
C.
The aggregation program for the City shall operate as an opt-out
program for residential and small commercial retail customers.
D.
The aggregation program shall be approved by a majority of the members
of the corporate authorities of the City.
E.
The corporate authorities of the City, with assistance from the Illinois
Power Agency, shall develop a plan of operation and governance for
the aggregation program and shall conduct such public hearings and
provide such public notice as required under the Act. The Load Aggregation
Plan shall provide for universal access to all applicable residential
customers and equitable treatment of applicable residential customers,
shall describe demand management and energy efficiency services to
be provided to each class of customers and shall meet any requirements
established by law concerning aggregated service offered pursuant
to the Act.
F.
As an opt-out program, the corporate authorities of the City shall
fully inform residential and small commercial retail customers in
advance that they have the right to opt out of the aggregation program.
The disclosure and information provided to the customers shall comply
with the requirements of the Act.
G.
The electric aggregation shall occur automatically for each person
owning, occupying, controlling, or using an electrical load center
proposed to be aggregated in the corporate limits of the City, subject
to a right to opt out of the program as described under this article
and the Act.
H.
The corporate authorities hereby grant the Mayor or his designee,
in writing, the specific authority to execute a contract without further
action by the corporate authorities and with the authority to bind
the City.
The corporate authorities hereby adopt the Electrical Power
Aggregation Plan of Operation and Governance as set forth in Exhibit
A attached hereto and made a part hereof as if fully set forth by
this reference.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Plan of Operation and Governance included
as an attachment to Ord. No. 04-16-12 is available in the City offices.
