HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Terms of Appointment for Electrical Board ORDINANCE NO. 3941
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES,IOWA,BY AMENDING SECTION 7.401(1)AND 7.404 THEREOF,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SETTING TERMS OF APPOINTMENT TO THE
ELECTRICAL BOARD; REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH
CONFLICT; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED, by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames,Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by amending
Section 7.401 (1)and Section 7.404 as follows:
"Sec.7.401. ELECTRICAL BOARD CREATED;MEMBERSHIP;QUORUM;AUTHORITY
(1)Electrical Board Created.There is hereby created a Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals,of three
(3)members,at least one of whom shall be a Master Electrician and one shall be a Journeyman Electrician and the
third shall be either a Master or Journeyman electrician or shall have professional teaching experience or study in
engineering of electrical systems.Only one(1)employee,representative,or associate per business or firm shall be
on the Board at a time. Two (2) of the voting Board members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business.The electrical inspector employed by the city and one person from the Building Code Board of Appeals
shall be members ex officio of the Board without voting power."
(Ord. No. 33 76, 3-5-96)
"Sec.7.404. APPOINTMENT;TERM OF OFFICE OF BOARD.
Board members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council.The term of office
shall be three(3)years,beginning April I of the fiscal year of appointment.No member who has served two(2)full
consecutive terms is eligible for reappointment."
(Ord.No. 993, Sec. 15, 4-18-61; Ord. No. 3195, Sec. 1, 9-24-92; Ord No. 3373, 2-27-96; Ord. No. 3376,
3-5-96)
Section Two. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict, if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required
by law.
Passed this 19`' day of February , 2008 .
Diane R. Voss,City Clerk nn H.Campbell,Mayor
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