The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-24

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five members, four of whom shall
be Master Electricians now en-
gagged in the practice of cleo
trical contracting in the City of
Key West. Florida. One member
shall be an electrician OF Of
fetal employed by the City
Electric System. The City Build
ing Inspector, or his authorized
representative. or tho City Elee~
trical Inspector shall attend all
meetings and act as secretary OF
the Board. The said Board az
Electrical Examiners shall be app
pointed for a term Of one year
from the first day of January
in the year Of appointment, and
annually thereafter. before the
first day of January OF each
year for terms of one year or
until such time as their success
sors are appointed.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
BOARD OF ELECTRICAL
EXAMINERS
CAD The Board of Electrical
Examiners shall hold meetings
and conduct examinations for
Master Electricians, Journey
men Electricians, Maintenance
Electricians and Service Elec-
tricians, and issue certificates of
competency to those who shall
successfully pass the examina-
tons given them.
(b) That a standard for all
wiring and electrical installa-
tons within the city limits of
The City of Key West, Florida,
and a standard for all examina-
tons of persons desiring to en-.
gage in the trade or business of
electrical construction be estab-
lished. II is hereby provided that
the National Electrical Code
and all regulations and require
ments as appearing therein, for
electric wiring and apparatus be,
and the same hereby is adopted,
ratified and approved and made
part of this ordinance.
(c) After application has been
made on forms furnished by The
City of Key West, Florida, the
said Board of Electrical Examin-
ers shall then examine. under
the rules and regulations of the
said Board, all applicants desir-
ing to work at the trade or BUSH
ness of electrical construction
either as Master Electrician,
Journeyman Electrician, Main
tenance Electrician or Service
Electrician. All examinations
shall be held in the office of the
City Electrical Inspector and such
examinations shall be held dur
| ing the periods between March
10th to March 25th, and from
fseptembep 10th to September 18th
Of each year. In addition to the
periods specified above, the City
Electrical Inspector may, upon
recommendation of the Chairman
of the Board, call meetings or
designate other days for the ex-
animation of Journeymen Elec-
tricians, Maintenance Electricians
and Service Electricians. Exami-
nations shall commence on the
day designated and continue UNI
til all applicants have been ex-
amined and the certificates of
competency issued or refused.
All examinations shall be suf-
ficiently strict to enable the
Board to determine the compe-
tency of the applicant, and shall
be in part or all in writing and
shall be of a practical nature and
based on the rules and regula-
tons of this Board and the Ma
tional Electrical Code. Journey
man and Maintenance Elec-
tricians shall be examined as to
their experience and familiarity
with the rules and requirements
OF electrical construction only.
Service Electricians shall not be
required to pass the same exami-
nation that Journeyman and
Maintenance Electricians must
pass, but they may be- examined
orally IN order to determine their
knowledge and ability, and to
protect and safeguard public
safety. ALI written examinations
of the same classification shall
be identical. Verbal or oral ex-
aminations shall be of the same
general scope for electricians of
the same classification. Master
Electrician examinations shall be
of the same general character,
but shall be broader and more
technical in scope and cover de-
tails which are not fully covered
by this ordinance. Examination
fees are fixed as follows:
Master Electrician - $500
Journeyman, Mainten-
ance 81 Service
Electrician --------------- 500
Cd Fees for certificates of
competency shall be as follows:
Master Electricians -- $1,000
Journeyman, Mainten-
ance and Service
Electrician .------------------ zoo
All certificates of competency