(a) 
Office created.
There is hereby created the office of the chief electrical inspector of the city, within which may be assistant electrical [inspectors].
(b) 
Qualifications.
The chief electrical inspector and his or her assistants shall be competent persons of good moral character; each shall have had adequate experience in the electrical field, such adequacy being established by the board; each shall have adequate knowledge of current and approved methods and practices relating to electrical installations; and each shall have passed the examination in the city for journeyman electrician or master electrician.
(c) 
Appointment.
The chief electrical inspector and the assistant electrical inspectors shall be appointed by the chief executive officer with the approval of the governing body after examination by the examining board.
(2004 Code, sec. 3.03.021)
(a) 
The electrical inspector shall inspect all installations, alterations and repairs of electrical work in consumer installations as hereinafter set out. He shall be allowed twenty-four (24) hours, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays recognized by the city excluded, to make such inspection. For an approved installation, he shall attach a green tag or card; for a disapproved installation, he shall attach a red tag or card and immediately notify the master electrician performing work on said premises, in writing and by telephone, specifying the exact deficiency existing, and shall allow a reasonable time, as determined by the electrical inspector, to correct said deficiency. It shall be a violation of this division to remove, deface, damage or mutilate a tag or card which the electrical inspector has attached to an installation. If this corrective action is not begun immediately or the deficiency is not corrected within the prescribed time, the electrical inspector shall notify the owner or his agent by letter and copy of previous notice to the master electrician and shall, if he believes public welfare endangered, in writing, order the electric supply to the premises discontinued.
(b) 
When in the performance of his duties and as may be necessary for the performance of his duties, the electrical inspector shall have the right to enter any consumer’s premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of making tests or inspections of the electrical wiring, appliances, or apparatus contained therein. When on duty, the electrical inspector shall have adequate identification with photograph, furnished by the city, to indicate his position.
(c) 
The electrical inspector shall keep, or cause to be kept, a written record of all permits, licenses, and inspections which are required under this division. He also shall keep a written record of all condemnations and disconnects of electrical installations resulting from condemnations.
(d) 
The electrical inspector shall stop the installation, alteration, operation or repair of any electrical work on or in any consumer’s premises when in the inspector’s opinion the work is being done in a reckless, careless, or unsafe manner or in a manner which violates the provisions of this division. In the event a formal complaint is necessary, it shall be filed by the chief electrical inspector.
(e) 
Upon determining that particular work should stop, the electrical inspector shall post a notice to that effect on the consumer’s premises and notify the permit holder in writing and by telephone. Thereafter, no person shall proceed with the installation until the electrical inspector has cancelled the stop-work notice in writing and by telephone.
(f) 
The electrical inspector shall turn over to the city all moneys and payments received by his office.
(2004 Code, sec. 3.03.022)
Electrical inspectors shall not recommend any electrician or have any monetary interest in relation to any electrician or have any monetary interest in relation to any electrical contractor or in any company, nor shall he do any electrical work for any private party or any company at any time while he is in the employment of the city. In an emergency, the city may contract with a master electrician to conduct electrical inspections during the absence of the electrical inspector without creating a conflict of interest. Determination of conflict of interest will be at the sole discretion of the chief executive officer of the city.
(2004 Code, sec. 3.03.024)
(a) 
The electrical inspector may at his discretion inspect and reinspect the wiring of all public premises (and premises used by the public) and shall notify in writing the owner and occupant of such premises to repair such defects as may be found, and any person refusing or failing to make such repairs within forty-eight (48) hours after notification shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this chapter.
(b) 
The electrical inspector is herein given authority to inspect and reinspect all house electrical wiring, and when said electrical wiring is found to be in a condition dangerous to life and property, he shall notify the owner thereof at once to replace all electrical wiring in a safe condition and at the same time have the electrical service discontinued until same is repaired and placed in a safe condition.
(2004 Code, sec. 3.03.025)
The electrical inspectors shall be endowed with all the police powers necessary for the proper enforcement of this division and shall be responsible for its strict enforcement. The electrical inspectors shall not deviate from the minimum standards or rules and regulations contained herein without the written approval of the board of electrical examiners.
(2004 Code, sec. 3.03.026)
The electrical inspectors shall not be liable for damage arising by reason of duties performed under the provisions of this division.
(2004 Code, sec. 3.03.027)