The office of electrical inspector in and for the city is hereby
created, which office shall be filled by appointment by the city manager.
The person chosen to fill the office shall be of good moral character;
shall be possessed of such executive ability, training, and experience
as is required for the performance of his duties of enforcing this
division or any other ordinances or amendments dealing with this subject;
and shall be well versed in the rules and requirements of the National
Electrical Code promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association.
He shall receive such compensation and serve for such term as may
be fixed by the governing body.
(1977 Code, sec. 3-121)
The electrical inspector, by and with the consent of the city
manager, shall have power to deputize one or more assistants; and
each one of the assistants shall in every case be known to be competent
to discharge the duties of electrical inspector and the rights and
privileges conferred upon each assistant to the electrical inspector
when properly appointed.
(1977 Code, sec. 3-133)
It shall be the duty of the electrical inspector to enforce
the provisions of this division or any ordinance or ordinances now
in force or which may hereafter be adopted concerning electric wiring
or apparatus.
(1977 Code, sec. 3-129)
The electrical inspector or competent assistant appointed by
him shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building,
manhole, or subway in the discharge of his official duties or for
the purpose of making any test of the electrical apparatus or appliances
therein contained; and for that purpose he shall be given prompt access
to all buildings, private or public, and to all manholes and subways
on application to the company or individual owning or in charge or
control of same.
(1977 Code, sec. 3-134)
No person shall interfere with the electrical inspector or any
competent person or persons lawfully deputized to assist him as hereinbefore
provided, while in the performance of duty; and each such interference
shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense within the intent
and meaning of this division.
(1977 Code, sec. 3-145)
The electrical inspector shall keep a full and complete record
of all work done, permits issued, examinations made, or other official
work performed as required by this division, and shall annually make
a full and detailed report thereof to the city. The record shall be
so arranged as to afford prompt information concerning the condition
and general arrangement of any electrical equipment at the time of
the electrical inspector’s last visit.
(1977 Code, sec. 3-146)
The electrical inspector may make a thorough inspection of all
electric wires and apparatus in any dwelling or building which has
been vacant or uninhabited for a period of six months, and may make
a thorough inspection of all electric wires and apparatus within the
city at least once a year; and where wires or apparatus are in dangerous
or unsafe condition, or are deemed to be an interference with the
work of the fire department, he shall notify the person, firm, or
company owning, using, or operating them to place them in a safe,
secure, and noninterfering condition. Any person, firm, company, corporation,
or agent thereof failing, neglecting, or refusing within ten days
to make the necessary repairs or changes and have the necessary work
completed within said time after the receipt of said notice shall
be deemed guilty of violation of this division; and every day which
shall elapse after the expiration of said ten days until the wires
and apparatus are repaired, removed, or changed as required by the
electrical inspector shall be considered a separate offense within
the intent and meaning of this division.
(1977 Code, sec. 3-132; Ordinance
adopting 2004 Code)
Upon completion of the installation of electric wires and apparatus
for use in connection with electric light, heat, or power, it shall
be the duty of the person doing the same to notify the electrical
inspector or competent assistant deputized by him, who shall at his
earliest convenience, but no longer than eight hours after request
for inspection, inspect the same. If approved by him, he shall issue
a certificate of satisfactory inspection and outline of the results
of such examination; but no certificate shall be issued unless all
apparatus, wires, etc., connected therewith are in strict conformity
with the rules and regulations herein set forth; nor shall current
be turned on any wiring or apparatus until certificate of satisfactory
inspection is issued. The electrical inspector or his authorized deputy
shall also issue a statement authorizing the electrical department
of the city to turn current on such wiring and apparatus, and such
utility shall not turn on such current on such wiring or apparatus
until such statement has been delivered to it.
(Ordinance 91-15 adopted 11/19/91; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
The electrical inspector is hereby authorized and empowered
to cause the turning off of electric current from all conductors or
apparatus which are deemed by him to be in unsafe condition or which
have not been installed in conformity with the provisions of this
division and from which the electrical inspector has caused the electric
current to be turned off. Otherwise the procedure outlined in section
230-70 of the National Electrical Code shall be followed.
(1977 Code, sec. 3-139(b))