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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5914 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XIV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BY PRO- VIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS OF ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSES TO APPLI- CANTS BOTH HOLDING LICENSES ISSUED BY ANOTHER CITY FOLLOWING THE PASSING BY SUCH APPLICANTS OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS EQUIVALENT TO THE WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER XIV FOR THE GRADE OF LICENSE SOUGHT AND SATISFYING LICEN- SING REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER XIV, EXCEPT THE REQUIREMENT OF TAKING A WRITTEN EXA- MINATION THEREUNDER; PROVIDING A SEVERA- BILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 14-41, Chapter XIV, of the Code of the City of Fort Worth. be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 14-41. "Every person desiring to engage in any business or perform any work for which a li- cense is required under the provisions of this chapter shall appear before the electrical board and pass an examination as to his quali- fications and competency for the grade of li- cense desired by him as required by the provi- sions of this chapter. It is provided, however, that in lieu of taking the written examination required by this chapter with regard to the grade of license sought, an applicant who satis- fies all other licensing requirements in this chapter and who holds a valid electrician's license or certificate of registration issued to him by another city may comply with Section 14-50.1 hereof and be is- sued a license under this chapter with- out taking such written examination." SECTION 2. That Chapter XIV of the Code of the City of Fort Worth. be. and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto Section 14-50.1 reading as follows: "Sec. 14-50.1. "This section provides a procedure whereby the holder of an electrician's license or certificate of registration issued by another city upon his having made a passing grade on a written exami- nation may be issued an electrician's license on a reciprocal basis under this chapter without having to take and pass the written examination provided by this chapter for such license. A person holding a valid electrician's license or certificate of registration issued by another city may apply for a master electrician's license or a journeyman electrician's license under this chapter by filing a written application therefor with the secretary of the electrical board and by submitting therewith evi- dence that he holds such valid license or certificate and that same was issued following his having made a passing grade on a written examination conducted by the licensing or certifying city. If the applicant shall have satisfied all licensing requirements of this chapter save and except that of taking a written examination hereunder, and if the elec- trical board shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that (a) both the writ- ten examination previously taken and passed by the applicant and the procedures - 2 - relating to such examination are rea- sonably equivalent to the written exa- mination for the grade of license sought under and the examination pro- cedures required by this chapter, and (b) the applicant's performance no the written examination would have consti- tuted e passing grade under the provi- sions of this chapter had such examina- tion been administered bereuuder, then the electrical board shall certify to the chief electrical inspector that the applicant may receive the license sought without taking the written examination required by this chapter. nDno such certification and the payment of the fee prescribed in this chapter for such license, and the filing of a bond in cases where a bond is required the applicant shall be issued a license of the grade for which be has been certified, which license shall be signed by the chief electrician. It is provided, however, that a license abaII not be issued under this section unless the other city from which the applicant holds a valid license or certificate permits holders of electrician's licenses issued under this chapter to re- ceive equivalent licenses from such city on a reciprocal basis and without an additional written examination." osorzom 3. That if any section, subsection, seoteuce, cIause 'or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such holding shall not affect the va- lidity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and all of the remainder of this ordinance not so held to be unconstitutional shall continue to be in full force and effect' -3- escrzom 4' That this ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of the pconiaiuoe of the code of the City of port wortb' and amendments thereto, regulating the performance of electrical work for which a license is required and the granting of electrician's licenses, except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such mode' in which instances said conflicting provisions of such Code are hereby repealed. avrrzmv 5' That any person, firm' association of persons, company or corporation or their agents, servants or employees who violate' diauupy, omit, neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200,00) , and each day that o violation exists is hereby declared to be a distinct and separate offense and punishable such; provided, bowever, if the maxi- mum penalty provided by this ordinance for any such of- fense is greater than the maximum penalty provided for the same or a similar offense under the laws of the state, tbnu the maximum penalty for violation as pro- vided by state statute shall be the maximum penalty - 4 - under this ordinance, all as provided for in Section 1-5 of Chapter I of the Code of the City of Fort Worth. SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its pas- sage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney 5 - OCL!AHAN City of Fort Worth, Texas UNE Mayor and Council Communication WGIRPHIS 3RAMAM DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Licensing Electricians - PAGE NUMBER Reciprocal Test program 1of 1 FARRAR 2/19/68 G-1197 It is proposed that the City of Fort Worth enter into reciprocity agreements with other cities in the area to automatically license upon request electri- cians wanting to work in Fort Worth who have been licensed in other cities under equivalent tests. Licensing of Electricians in Fort Worth Under Chapter XIV of the Fort Worth Code, all electricians desiring to do electrical work in Fort Worth must be licensed by the City of Fort iib rth. Electrician licenses are given by the Fort Worth Electrical Board to appli- cants who have passed an examination supervised by the Board. Proliferation of Licensing Agencies All of the larger cities in the Fort Worth metropolitan area have electrical ordinances similar to the Fort Worth ordinance. Each of these cities has an electric board that meets frequently to give tests for issuing various grades of electrical licenses to applicants who wish to work in them. A license issued in one city cannot be used in another city. Reciprocal Testing Program In order to simplify licensing of electricians who wish to work in Fort Worth, it is proposed that Chapter XIV of the Fort Worth City Code be amended to permit electricians holding valid licenses granted by other cities to obtain a license to work in Fort Worth if his license were granted as the result of passing an examination equivalent to that required by the City of Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Electrical Board will determine equivalency of the examinations and authorize issuance of a Fort Worth license. The ordinance, as amended, does not change the right of the Fort Worth Electri- cal Board to accept or reject an applicant but allows it to reciprocate in the testing procedure with a city that has a test deemed equal to Fort Worth. Practices of other Cities Most of the major cities of Dallas County and a few cities in eastern Tarrant County have reciprocal agreements. Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council adopt ordinants@ that has been prepared amending the present code to allow cftrucak,Agr�ements with other area cities in issuing licenses to a ctrAei.4 �'wiPk3iJ�9 to work in Fort Worth who have passed equivalent to q,,'admiMisterede i other cities. t . HDM:ms r i SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY Q,APPROVED ] PTHER (DESCRIBE) ��L'"s- CITY SECRETARY J DATE CITY MANAGER f ' � � FEB 19 1918