Electrical Commission

Overview

The electrical commission consists of six members appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the board of trustees. The chief electrical inspector shall be a member and ex officio chairperson of such commission. Of the other five members, one shall be a registered professional engineer, one shall be an electrical contractor, one shall be a journeyman electrician, one shall be a representative of an inspection bureau maintained by the fire underwriters (or, if no such representative resides in the village, then the chief of the fire department), and one shall be a representative of an electricity supply company. Such members shall be appointed for one year and shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

Such electrical commission shall recommend safe and practical standards and specifications for the installation, alteration and use of electrical equipment in the village designed to meet the necessities and conditions in the village, and shall recommend reasonable rules and regulations governing the issuance of permits and fees to be paid; however, such standards and specifications, rules and regulations, and fees shall not be effective until adopted by ordinance.