Ord 047-87 5/19/1987 ORDINANCE NO. 47-87
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY' S ELECTRICAL CODE TO
PROVIDE FOR INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIANS
WHEREAS, a request has been made from a local industry to
reinstate the Industrial Electrician classification within the
Electrical Code; and,
WHEREAS, this request was reviewed' by the Board of
Electrical Examiners; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Electrical Examiners recommended the
approval of this request; and,
WHEREAS, the approval of an Industrial Electrician
classification will be in the best interest of the City of
Wichita Falls and local industry.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 14-22 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 14-22. Industrial electrician.
(A) Application; fee: A person desiring an industrial electrician's
license shall be a citizen of the United States, shall have
reached the age of twenty-one (21) years and shall make application
in writing to the board of electrical examiners for an examination.
Examinations shall be held periodically as determined by the
board at a regularly scheduled board meeting. An applicant
shall be allowed to appear before the board and request an examination
at a time other than as regularly scheduled. Such a request
shall be granted if the board finds that a denial of the request
would substantially injure the applicant and finds that good
cause exists for the requested examination. The application
shall be presented to the secretary of the board and shall be •
accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(B) Examination: The applicant shall submit himself to an examination
given by the board. The examination shall consist of questions
concerning electrical installations, the National Electrical
Code, and other topics related to the occupation of a master •
electrician. the applicant must furnish the secretary conclusive
proof of at least five (5) years' experience, giving dates and
location in the business as a master electrician, journeyman
electrician, whose experience record meets the requirements
for journeyman electrician as described in this chapter, or
a combination of the two, to the satisfaction of the board of
examiners. _ A holder of a completion certificate from an accredited
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technical school or college may be given credit not to exceed
three (3) years of the required five (5) years experience.
Falsification of an experience record shall be justification
for the board's refusal to grade an examination paper or to
cancel a license.
If a license is cancelled due to falsification of an experience
record, no refund of any portion of the license fee shall be
made. In order for a person to pass an Industrial electrician's
examination, he must have a grade of seventy (70) or more and
meet such other requirements as are stated in this chapter.
. (C) License fee; issuance; expiration date: If an applicant is
successful in passing the examination, he shall submit to the
secretary of the board the correct name, location and telephone
number of the firm, company or corporation by whom he is employed,
and he shall be employed only by such single firm, company or
corporation, and shall not perform any act of installations,
repair or replacement of any electrical installation, apparatus
or device on any other premises except that the license holder
shall be eligible to serve as an industrial electrician for
any aligned or comparable firm, company or corporation in which
controlling interest is owned by the company, firm or corporation
employing such licensed industrial electrician.
A successful applicant shall pay to the secretary the sum of
two hundred dollars ($200.00) as the first year's license fee.
The two hundred dollars ($200.00) must be paid within thirty
(30) days after the grading of the examination paper and prior
to beginning work; otherwise, the examination shall be null
and void. In case of failure to pass the examination, an applicant
must wait ninety (90) days before being allowed to take another
examination. The waiting periods commence on the date the examination
paper is graded. The fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be
required for each examination.
(D) _Renewals; fees: The license holder shall have a grace period
of thirty (30) days for renewal of such licenses. If license
is not renewed by 5:00 p. m. on January 31, the license holder
shall be required to take a new examination and pay all applicable
fees.
The license may be renewed by paying to the secretary the sum
• of one hundred dollars ($100.00) within thirty (30) days after
the expiration date of the original license.
(E) Display; use; nonassignable: A license shall be issued ,to an
individual and shall not be assignable.
No person shall engage in the occupation of industrial electrician
within the corporate limits of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas
without having his license displayed in a prominent place at
all times. No person shall allow the use of his industrial
electrician's license directly or indirectly by any other person,
firm, partnership or corporation for the purpose of obtaining
a permit to construct electrical installations.
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A holder of an industrial electrician's license shall be present
at all times during the actual construction of electrical instal-
lations as hereafter prescribed for industrial electricians
and shall be responsible for journeyman, maintenance men, trainees
and helpers working under his supervision under the penalties
provided in this chapter.
An industrial electrician may make any installations, repairs
and replacements of any electrical apparatus, device or equipment
within or on the premises of which he has listed with the secretary
of the board, except that he may not make any installations
which will be covered or concealed by the finish of the building
or structure.
No person shall engage in the occupation of Industrial and Master
Electrician simultaneously within the corporate limits of the
City of Wichita Falls, Texas. A holder of a current Master Electrician
license may convert his license to an Industrial License or a holder
of a current Industrial License may convert his license to a Master
License by applying to the secretary of the Board.
(F) Forfeiture for violations: In addition to the penalty
provided in this chapter, any person convicted of vio-
lating this provision shall forfeit his license, and it
shall thereafter be void. It may be renewed after a
waiting period of one ( 1) year and then only after the
industrial electrician has successfully passed an elec-
trician' s examination and has paid the license fee of
one hundred dollars ( $100 .00) for the following year or
fraction thereof. "
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 19th day of May
1987.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE NO.45-87
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VA-
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ORDINANCE NO.47-87
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE CITY'S ELECTRICAL CODE On this ,-7th day of June
TO PROVIDE FOR INDUSTRIAL
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AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VA-
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ORDINANCE WAIVING SEC-
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OF ORDINANCES TO ALLOW
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