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Home My WebLink About13949 ORD - 09/21/1977,, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, _ 1976 REVISION, CHAPTER 13 - BUILDINGS, ARTICLE III - 1. 111.11 ELECTRICAL, DIVISION 1 - LICENSING, BY AMENDING SECTION 13 -64 TO.PROVIDE FOR EXAMINATIONS TO BE GIVEN EVERY MONDAY; BY FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 13 -64 TO EMPOWER THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF A "LICENSE; BY AMEND- . ING SECTION 13 -65 TO PROVIDE FOR APPOINTMENT OF AN EXAMINATION COMMITTEE AND TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE UPON UN- ANIMOUS APPROVAL OF SAID COMMITTEE SUBJECT TO VALIDATION BY THE ELECTRICAL ADVISORY BOARD AT ITS NEXT REGULAR MEETING, BY AMENDING SECTION 13 -73 TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE REQUIREMENT OF THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE FOR APPLICANTS FOR JOURNEYMAN ELEC- TRICIAN LICENSES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A COURSE AT- A COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OR IN AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM; BY AMENDING SECT_ION.13 -76 TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSES TO BEAR THE SIGNATURE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Article III, Electrical, Division 1, Licensing, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, 1976 Revision, as amended, and particu- larly as amended by Ordinance No. 13617 adopted February 16, 1977, Ordinance No. 13775 adopted June 8, 1977, and Ordinance No. 13806 adopted June 29, 1977, is hereby amended as follows: a. Section 13 -64 is hereby amended by amending paragraph (a) to hereafter read as follows: "a. It shall be the duty of said Board to pass upon the qualifications of all applicants for licenses. Any person who shall make application - s for an Electrician License may obtain proper forms from the Building Inspection Division. Upon receipt by the Building Official or,his authorized representative of an application accompanied by proper fee, •an examination shall be scheduled for the first Monday following the receipt of the application. If Monday falls on a holiday, the examina- tion will be given on Tuesday." b. Section 13 -64 is further amended by amending paragraph (c) thereof to hereafter read as follows: , "(c) After completion of the examination, if the examination was not under (b) above, the papers will be graded and the result announced to the applicant immediately. Upon confirmation of the fact that the appli- cant made 70% or more on the examination ,and that he has given satisfactory references, and paid the required fees, the Building Official shall 13949 MICROHLM D 4A 0'O wdO authorize the issuance of a license. In the event inquiries of the applicant's references and investigation of past experience record does not result in satisfying the Board as to the qualifications of the applicant, a satisfactory'explanation and further references may be required of the applicant. Upon failure to obtain the approval of the Board by the furnishing of satisfactory references and satisfactory explanation of any items in past experience record, or upon failure to make a grade of 70% or more on the examination as graded by the Board, the Board shall deny or revoke the license and notify the applicant accordingly." c. Section 13 -64 is still further amended by adding a new paragraph (e -1) between paragraphs (e) and (f), said paragraph'(e -1) to hereafter read as follows: "(e -1) Any applicant failing an examination for any other classification of license shall be required to wait twenty -eight days before taking the examination again." d. Section 13 -65 is hereby amended to hereafter read as follows: "Section 13 -65. Examinations - Conducting. '('a) At each time of examination the Board shall appoint an examination committee composed of the Building Official, the Chief Electrical In- spector and one member of the Board, which shall use one of the prepared sets of examinations which shall be of uniform language; fair, and im- partial in nature; covering each classification of license involved; and testing the knowledge and skill of each applicant to do electrical work involving the installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of electrical conductors and equipment. (b) Examinations shall be conducted in the manner and sequence prescribed by the Board relative to each classification as specified in Sections 13 -68 through 13 -82. (c) The Examination Committee shall examine each applicant pertaining to the competency of the applicant. (d) Examinations shall be graded at the earliest convenience of the Examination Committee. Upon unanimous approval of the applicants' re- ferences by the Examination Committee and upon the applicant scoring 70% or more on the examination the appropriate license shall be issued, subject to validation by the Board at its next regular meeting. (e) All applicants examined by the Examination Committee shall be graded on the basis set out by the minutes of the Board. •(f) The Examination Committee shall be diligent and tolerant in aiding and assisting all applicants by enlightening them concerning the rules prescribed by the Board for examination. Mimeographed sheets of the requirements as established by the Board for examination in each classification of electrical license shall be issued to each applicant upon his request for examination." (e) section 13 -73 is hereby amended by amending Paragraph (e) thereof to hereafter read as follows: "(e) Journeyman Electrician. An applicant for a journeyman electrician license shall be not less than eighteen years of age, and shall meet either one of the following requirements: 1. The applicant shall have not less than four years experience as an electrician's helper or apprentice electrician; or 2. The applicant shall have not less than three years experience as an electrician's helper or apprentice, and shall have successfully completed a course related to the electrician trade of at least 49 contact hours duration at a college,or vocational school or in an apprenticeship program. Said applicant shall be required to file an affidavit in the Building Official's office certifying that the foregoing requirements have been fully complied with, and further stating that said applicant shall perform electrical work in the City of Corpus Christi in accordance with the Corpus Christi Electrical Code; that said applicant shall perform such work only under the supervision of the holder of a Master'Electrician license, Master Electrician-Sign license, or Master Electrician- Elevator license, and that said applicant shall not independently engage in the business of contracting such electri- cal work." f. Section 13 -76 is hereby amended by amending subparagraph (1) thereof to hereafter read as follows: "(1) The license as issued shall bear the signature of the Building Official and the signature of the Chief Electrical Inspector, and be issued only after the applicant or licensee has paid to the City the required annual license fee for his classification as set forth in Section 13- 75(c), Table I, herein." SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction it ; shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of the City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 3. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi, by publishing the caption of this ordinance, stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance. 13 That the foregoing ordinance -was read for e first time and passed to its second reading on this the day of 19 71 , by the following vote: Jason Luby Eduardo de Ases David Diaz Ruth Gill J/ Bob Gulley Gabe Lozano, Sr. r Edward L. Sample That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading on this the 1 tk., day, of�c �rv,br�, 19'1'1 by the following vote: Jason Luby Eduardo de Ases David Diaz Ruth Gill ~ Bob Gulley Gabe Lozano, Sr. Edward L. Sample That the foregoing ordin nce was read for the third time and passed finally on this the-2)!9' day of 19 f)r)_, by the following vote: Jason Luby -• 0 -A44 Eduardo de Ases ' David Diaz Ruth Gill Bob Gulley', Gabe Lozano; Sr. fL- Edward L. Sample " t f PASSED AND APPROVED, this thea1-,-+ day of—SahbEA. ,= 19 11 ATTEST: Ya - z Y City Secretary Y R Pro•Tem THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AP ED: DAY OF 19�: J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY BY� Assistant Cit A torney " ,, 1394? PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVITi - A '-mow STATE OF TEXAS, ss: County of Nueces. t Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came ... ............................... G- ka Fia ... Garza ......................... ................... who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the A-= ountimg ----------------------------------------------------------- - of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Cbristi Times, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of LEnA.LS.....noT.I.CE_..- oF.... PAS, S- CrE ... oF._.m T)Zw6ia..Im..... 1394............ ................. _ .................. —. ... -- ..... of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in ..._.._ C. a11es.- Zim e. S ..................................... -_. f on he.26-- day of Sept4gmbar4 ............ 19--7-7- Pvbm9vcxwh ............. .............. t teMcf(Ir ........................... 4f," JC h] 6�C] C7�L1C .............................. ............- _.`.........::,Jii Times. - ----- -------- °, . GloO:c �Gar za- •� �.....-... . • - - Accounting Subscribed and sworn to before me this........ 39- : ...... day of.---.- Sept8abex ............. .../. 19...� 7CJJZ�. -• Eugenia S. Cortez _ ...... ....- ----_- ........._.. Notaly Public, Nueces County, Texas ]SECTION OTICEOF _ Z, SSAGE OF • "'� RDINANCE NO 13949 AMEG THE CODE OF ORDNCES, CITY OF CORCHRISTI, 1976 REV I• SIONAPTER 13 - BUILD- INGSTICLE III - ELEC- TRI, DIVISION 1 - LICNG, BY AMEDING ME" SEC 1364 TO PROVIDE FOR MANINATIONS TO BE EN EVERY MON- DABY FURTHER AMING SECTION 1364 TO OWER THE BUIL6 ING FICIAL TO AUTHOR- IZE ISSUANCE OF A LI• CENSE; BY AMENDING SEN 13-65 TO PROVIDE FOPOINTMENT OF AN EXAMINATION COM- MITTEE AND TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF A Lt. CENSE UPON UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF SAID COM- MITTEE SUBJECT TO VALI- DATION BY THE ELEC- TRICAL ADVISORY BORO AT ITS NEXT REGULAR MEETING,' BV AMENDING SECTION 13.73 TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE REQUIRE- MENT OF THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE FOR-APPLI- CANTS FOR JOURNEYMAN ••t„ ELECTRICIAN LICENSES ' WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A COURSE AT A COLLEGE OR VOCATION, AL SCHOOL OR IN AN AP- PRENTICESHIP PROGRAM; BY AMENDING SECTION 13- 76 TO PROVIDE FOR LI- CENSES TO BEAR THE SIG - NATURE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, PROVIDING FOR - SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION WAS PASSED AND APPROV- ED by the City C-1 Of the City of Corpus Chrlsd, Texas during the Regular Council Meeting held on September es 1977 at 2:00 p m }hat It shall be in full force and effect from and after Its Pas- sage and publication one time In the official publlcat,on of the Cdy of Corpus Chrlsh, Texas ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF the City Of Car- pus C Wsti, Texas this 2'1, day of September, 1977 - s•Bfll G. Read, City Secretary Corpus Christi, Texas. 0 ' ft 1 �