Electric Code Ordinance Revision_MembershipTHE CITY OF DUBUQUE
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Dubuque
All-American City
2007
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Electric Code Ordinance Correction
DATE: December 30, 2008
Assistant City Attorney Crenna Brumwell is recommending a technical correction to the
Electrical Code Ordinance to change a reference to the incorrect provision of the City
Code.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Crenna Brumwell, Assistant City Attorney
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Dubuque
All-American City
2007
CRENNA M. BRUMWELL, ESS
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
To: Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
DATE: December 23, 2008
RE: Electrical Code Ordinance Correction
In reviewing the Electrical Code Ordinance updates approved by the City Council, I
found a typographical error which references an incorrect provision of the City Code.
Attached you will find an ordinance which repeals the incorrect ordinance and adopts a
corrected ordinance. This is ready to be submitted to the City Council for their approval.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
cc: Steve Neyens, Inspector
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DUBUQUE, IOWA
SUITE 330, HARBOR VIEW PLACE, 300 MAIN STREET DUBUQUE, IA 52001-6944
TELEPHONE (563) 589-4381 / FAx (563) 583-1040 / EMAIL cbrumwel@cityofdubuque.org
Prepared by: Crenna M. Brumwell, Esq. 300 Main Street Suite 330 Dubuque IA 52001 563 589-4381
ORDINANCE NO. 1 -09
ORDINANCE RESCINDING ORDINANCE NO. 15-06 WHICH CONTAINED
REFERENCES TO AN INCORRECT SECTION OF CHAPTER 18 ELECTRICITY OF
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND ADOPTING A NEW
ORDINANCE WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 18 SECTION 2 BY INCREASING THE
NUMBER OF MEMBERS, PROVIDING FOR REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS,
AND AMENDING AND ADDING DEFINITIONS.
Section 1. City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances § 18-2 is amended by amending
Section 81-3(b) and 81-3(d)(5) to read as follows:
(b) Membership. The Electrical Code Board shall consist of seven (7) members
appointed by the city council. Six (6) members shall have a background or experience in
electrical engineering, electrical contracting, electrical installation, or electrical
maintenance, and one (1) member shall be appointed from the public at large.
(d) Rules and Regulations. The Electrical Code Board shall make such rules and
prescribe such procedures as may be reasonably necessary for its operation, except
that such rules shall include the following:
(5) Meetings. Regular meetings of the Electrical Code Board shall be held on
the fourth (4th) Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.
Special meetings may be called from time to time by the chairperson, the
secretary, or the city manager. When the day fixed for any regular meeting of the
Electrical Code Board falls upon a day designated as a legal or national holiday
or city holiday, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day not a
holiday. The secretary shall give notice to the members of the Board
if there is no business filed with the secretary to be heard by the Board by noon
on the Wednesday prior to the regular meeting .date and such regular meeting
shall stand cancelled. The secretary shall provide notice of the cancellation of the
meeting in the same manner as notice of a regular meeting. Members of the
Board shall attend at least two-thirds (2/3) of all scheduled meetings within a
twelve (12) month period. If any member does not attend such prescribed
number of meetings, it shall constitute grounds for the Board to recommend to
the city council that said member be replaced.
Section 2. City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances § 18-2 is amended by amending
or adding the following definitions to Section 83-1:
83-1. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the
following meanings:
Apprentice or helper means a person who does not hold a license as a journeyman
electrician, maintenance electrician, or contractor and who is assisting in the installation,
alteration, or repair of electrical work under the supervision of a Class I, II, or III
electrical license holder. Under the supervision of a Class I, II, or III, electrical license
holder shall mean that a Class I, II, or III certificate competency holder is physically
present on the job site and at the same project location and that the apprentice is
engaged in the same phase of the project as the Class I, II, or III certificate competency
holder. However, the apprentice is not required to be within sight of the Class I, II, or III
certificate competency holder at all times.
Journeyman electrician means a person having the necessary qualifications, training,
experience, and technical knowledge to wire for or install electrical wiring, electrical
apparatus, and electrical equipment, and to supervise apprentices, and who is licensed
by the Electrical Code Board.
Master electrician/electrical contractor means a person having the necessary
qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to plan, lay out, install,
service, and supervise the installation of electrical wiring, electrical equipment
apparatus, electrical equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes and to
supervise apprentices, and who is licensed by the Electrical Code Board.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect on publication.
Passed, approved and adopted the 5th day of January , 2009.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
Section 1. City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances § 18-2 is amended by amending
Section 81-3(b) and 81-3(d)(5) to read as follows:
(b) Membership. The eElectrical eCode Board shall consist of sevenfFVe (5~
members appointed by the city council. Six€eu-r (46) members shall have a background
or experience in electrical engineering, electrical contracting, electrical installation1 or
electrical maintenance, and one (1) member shall be appointed from the public at large.
(d) Rules and Regulations. The Electrical Code Board shall make such rules and
prescribe such procedures as may be reasonably necessary for its operation, except
that such rules shall include the following:
(5) Meetings. Regular meetings of the Electrical Code Board shall be held on
the fourth (4th) Monday in January March May July September and November
Special meetings may be called from time to time by the chairperson the
secretary, or the city manager. When the day fixed for any regular meeting of the
Board falls upon a day designated as a legal or national holiday or city holiday
such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day not a holiday The
secretary shall give notice to the members of the Board if there is no business
filed with the secretary to be heard by the Board by noon on the Wednesday prior
to the regular meeting date and such regular meeting shall stand cancelled The
secretary shall provide notice of the cancellation of the meeting in the same
manners notice of a regular meeting Tne-~~i^~;-c~,~e, rte, ~h ~~ .r^ +
+~~Members of the eElectrical sCode Board shall attend at least two-
thirds (2/3) of all scheduled meetings within a twelve~12~ month period. If any
member does not attend such prescribed number of meetings, it shall constitute
grounds for the Board to recommLnd to the city council that said member be
replaced.
Section 2. City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances § 18-2 is amended by amending
or adding the following definitions to Section 83-1:
83-1. Definitions. As used in F r ~ ~°e ~~--ter-this aArticle, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings^r~-~'~f~,-iT^,ea:
Apprentice a+~-d-/or helper means a person who does not hold a license
as a journeyman electrician, maintenance electrician or contractor and who is assisting
in the installation, alteration1 or repair of electrical work under the supervision of a Class
I II, or III electrical license holder. Under the su envision of a Class I II or III electrical
license holder shall mean that a Class I II or III certificate com etenc holder is
h sically present on the job site and at the same project location and that the
a rentice is engaged in the same phase of the project as the Class I II or III certificate
competency holder. However the apprentice is not required to be within siaht of the
Class I, II, or III certificate competency holder at all times
Journeyman electrician means a person having necessary qualifications, training,
experience) and technical knowledge to wire for or install electrical wiring electrical
apparatus, and electrical equipment and to supervise apprentices and who is licensed
by the Electrical Code Board
Master electrician/electrical contractor means a erson havin the necessa
qualifications, training experience and technical knowledge to plan lay out install
service, and supervise the installation of electrical wiring electrical equipment
apparatus, electrical equipment for light heat power and other purposes and to
supervise apprentices and who is licensed by the Electrical Code Board