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1410ORDINANCE NO. ~~ AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICBNSING OF ELECTRICIANS IN THB CITY OF WBST MEMPHIS, AIiBANSAB, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSBS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF i~IBST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS: Section 1. COMPLIANCE. All persons engaged in electrical work or business shall .comply with the provisions of this ordinance. Section 2. LICENSED ELECTRICIANS TO REPORT NAMEB, ETC. OF ELECTRICIANS AND APPRENTICES BMPLOYED BY THBM. All licensed electrical contractors shall report to the City Electrical Inspector the name, address and phone number of all licensed electricians and registered apprentices employed by them. Any licensed electrical contractors failing to comply with this provision may be suspended. The reporting of the above information is to be done before January 31st of each year and within thirty (30) days of the employment of any new electrician or apprentice. Section 3. LICBNSE REQUIRBD; TRANSFERABILITY. Only master electricians licensed by the City of West Memphis holding a current State of Arkansas Master Electrician License will be permitted to obtain a privilege license and/or permit to do electrical work in the jurisdiction of the city of West Memphis. No master electrician or electrical contractor shall permit any person other than his employees to work under his license and/or permits. Section 4. BOND REQUIRED. All master electricians doing business in the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, as a licensed electrical contractor shall file with the City Clerk a bond in the penal sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) with an incorporated insurance company authorized to do business in the City as surety, which bonds and surety shall be approved by the City Clerk. The condition of such bond shall be for its own use and/or to any citizen against loss by improper electrical work; and the principal shall strictly comply with the ordinances of the city governing such work. The principal shall do or suffer no work to be done without a permit and will report work done for inspection to the Electrical Inspector and conform with the laws of the City of West Memphis and the State of Arkansas. The bond shall be renewed each year, not later than January 31. The provision increasing the bond to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) shall become effective January 1, 1990. Section 5. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article or the rules and regulations of the City shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 6. LICENSE REQUIRED; FEE. Every person desiring to engage in any kind of electrical work or business within the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, shall, before engaging in such business, have a valid license from the Arkansas State Electrical Board or hold an existing license issued by the West Memphis Electrical Board. The renewal fees for those electricians wanting to do work in the City of West Memphis are as follows: Master Electricians license, Ten Dollars ($10.00) per year; Journeyman Electrician license, Ten Dollars ($10.00) per year; Electrical Apprentice license, or helper, Five Dollars ($5.001 per ,year. The registration fee shall be an annual registration fee to be collected by the City Electrical Inspector and the necessary forms for registering all Master Electricians, Journeyman Electricians, Apprentice Electricians and helpers shall be provided by the Electrical Inspector. The Electrical Inspector shall issue a card to all Master Electricians, Journeyman Electricians, and Apprentice Electricians upon the payment of the above registration fee. The registration card shall not be issued until all applicable privilege taxes have been paid and where applicable, all renewal fees have been paid. The card must be carried by the electrician while working on a construction job or jobs and must be shown to the Electrical Inspector, Building Inspector or their authorized agents upon their requests. Any person not holding a current license and registration card and performing electrical work within the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, will be required to halt said work immediately 4 until they present to the City Electrical Inspector, Building Inspector or their authorized agents, evidence of a current electrical license and registration card. Section 7. REPEALING CLAUSE. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 8. EPIERGENCY CLAUSE. It having been found and determined by the City Council of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, that there is an urgent need to amend the licensing requirements for electricians, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the Citizens of West Memphis, Arkansas, shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. SPONSORED BY: ~rC`:IvE~ CITYyCEE~K GFFICE DATE J ~- -) 8 -~ ~-- ),25~ PASSED AND APPROVED this als~day of ~,c,.~r~G~~- , 19 ~'9.