Every three years the Municipal Council shall appoint an Inspector
of Wires for the term of three years.
The Inspector of Wires shall devote substantially all of his/her
time to performing his/her duties as Inspector of Wires. No person
shall be appointed Inspector of Wires unless he or she has been duly
licensed as a journeyman electrician for at least four years. The
Inspector of Wires may be removed for cause by the Municipal Council
after a hearing held for that purpose. The Inspector of Wires shall
work under the direction of the Building Commissioner.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector of Wires to see that all
laws, ordinances, and regulations relative to wires are strictly enforced,
and he/she shall have all the duties and obligations and authority
provided in MGL c. 166, § 32, as said statute may be from
time to time amended.
Annually, in the month of January, the Inspector of Wires shall
report to the Municipal Council all of his activities, including the
amount of fees collected.