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MINUTES OF MEETING ELECTRICAL CODE BOARD
DATE: Monday, 01 Dec. 2008
TIME: 4:05 P.M.
LOCATION: City Hall, Conference Rm. A
CHAIR: Jim Dixon.
PRESENT: Jim Dixon, Dan Hamel, Ron Mueller, Elaine Reiss, Bob Schmidt,
Paul Uhlrich.
ABSENT: Kevin Pfohl.
STAFF: Steve Neyens.
MEDIA: None
OTHERS: None
Jim Dixon called the meeting to order at 4:05 P.M.
The minutes of 09.22.08 meeting were read by staff and approved as read.
Agenda
Item 1. Staff reported on status of State of Iowa electrical licensing program:
As of 10.16.08 the state office has. received over 9,000 license applications and
processed over 4,000 of them. There was some talk about if the state will be
excepting the older Dubuque test as equal to the state required tests. No information
has been received one way or the other. No action was taken.
Item 2. Staff asked if the definition of routine maintenance needed any adjustment. The
board discussed several versions of phrasing it and came to the determination that it
should include the words "or made wiring connections are removed and remade" at
the end of the sentence. Mueller moved to include the wording and Schmidt seconded
and the vote was unanimous in -favor.
Reiss pointed out that in article 82-1 (b) the paragraph after (11) that started out with
"However, any such exempted work" should include the state classification of class B
journeyman license, which at present it does not. All of the board members agreed
that it should be included. Reiss moved to change the wording to "a State of Iowa
class "A" master or journeyman electrical license, a class "B" journeyman electrical
license". Mueller seconded and the vote was unanimous in favor.
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The board reviewed the legal department's changes to the new surety bonding
requirements in Article 83.8. There was some discussion about whether local
contractors would be required to get this bond but staff explained that would be
probably viewed as a discriminatory practice.
Item 3. The board received and filed the letter from Dixon Electrical Contractors Inc. The
letter is in reference to the proposed new Article 83-2(f) which sets the supervision
ratio between licensed and unlicensed electricians. Mr. Dixon was expressing some
concerns he has received from smaller electrical contacting firms, the feeling is that
the ratio of one licensed person to one unlicensed person may cause some problems
for them and be difficult to comply with at times. The board took no action at this
time.
Item 4. There was some discussion of the modifications that the Electrical Board for the State
of Iowa is planning on making to the 2008 National Electrical Code before it is
adopted statewide. At present the board is still reviewing any possible adjustments or
modifications of the 2008 National Electrical Code before recommending adoption by
the City of Dubuque.
Correspondence:
The board reviewed the now completed collection of changes and adjustments they have
been working on to Section 18-2 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances to make it fit
better with the new state electrical rules. It was moved by Reiss that the changes be sent to
the legal department for review and if they come back substantially unchanged that these
changes be recommended to the City Council for adoption.
Hamel seconded the motion and chairperson Dixon called for a vote on the motion.
Vote was unanimous in favor of motion.
Unfinished Business:
New Business: None
Announcements: All Future Electrical Board Meetings will be in Conference Rm. A.
The room is reserved from 4:OOpm till 6:OOpm on the following dates, Jan. 26, 2009, Mar. 23,
2009, May 26, 2009, July 27, 2009, Sept. 28, 2009, and Nov. 23, 2009.
Motion to adjournment made by Dan Hamel, Bob Schmidt second was a i avor.
Meeting adjourned at 5:50 P.M. ~~~~:%~;~
Approved this day of
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