There is created the office of electrical inspector, who shall be appointed by the city manager subject to the confirmation of the city council. The city’s electrical inspector shall be the code compliance official unless another individual is appointed specifically as such by the city manager.
(1999 Code, sec. 150.070)
The electrical inspector shall be in good health, physically capable of making the necessary examinations and inspections, shall be of good moral character, and shall be versed in the approved methods of electrical construction for safety of life and property and the National Electrical Code adopted in section 3.04.031.
(1999 Code, sec. 150.071)
The electrical inspector shall receive such compensation as the city manager may decide.
(1999 Code, sec. 150.072)
The electrical inspector shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) 
Regulate and determine the placing of electric wires or other appliances for electric lights, heat or power in the city and to cause all such wires, appliances or apparatus to be placed, constructed and guarded so as not to cause fires or accidents or endanger life or property, and to be constructed so as to keep to a minimum the loss or waste of electric current.
(2) 
Enforce all provisions of this article, and he is granted the authority to enter all buildings in the city in the performance of his duties between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily, except that, in emergencies and within the limits of reason, the electrical inspector may enter buildings for such purposes at other than the designated hours.
(3) 
Inspect and test all electrical work and equipment or apparatus for compliance with the electrical code adopted by this article, whenever electric wiring, appliances, or apparatus shall be defective or hazardous through improper manufacture or improper or insufficient insulation or for any other reason, and to at once cause the removal of such defect or defects, at the expense of the owners of such wiring, appliance or apparatus.
(1999 Code, sec. 150.073)
Upon failure to comply with this article, the electrical inspector shall have the authority, after due notice, to cut out electric current in the locality concerned.
(1999 Code, sec. 150.074)
All electrical construction, materials, appliances, motors, heating devices, and apparatus used in connection with electrical work and the operation of all electrical apparatus within the city shall conform to the rules and requirements of the electrical code current when work is performed or equipment and apparatus installed; however, the necessity, good service, and results often require larger sizes of wire, more branch circuits, and better types of equipment than the minimum which is specified in the electrical code.
(Ordinance 589, sec. 1, adopted 11/21/05)