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Home My WebLink About1974-11-08 - Special City CouncilSPECIAL SESSION - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8,, 1974 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS The City Council of Stephenville, Texas, met in Special Session, Friday, November 8, 1974, at 1:00 p.m., with Mayor Donald R. Jones presiding and Councilmen Jim Chambers, Roy McCoy, Charles Riggins, Raymond Anderson, Jesse Sexton and Neal Guthrie present. Counciil- men Larry Hammett and W. M. Irwin were absent. Othersattending were City Administrator Marshall Shelton, Director of Parks & Recreation Ronnie Isham, Director of Personnel Kurt Ackerman, and City Secretary Joyce Pemberton. Also Mr. E. L. Stephens with City Electric and B. L. Singleton with Texas Power & Light Co. Mayor Jones explained that the purpose of this meeting was to make a decision on the bids received for the lighting of Optimist Field. The bids had been tabled at the November 5th meeting. After °considerable discussion, Councilman Chambers moved, seconded by Councilman Riggins, to accept the bid of $24,945.00 for lighting of Optimist Field submitted by City Electric of Stephenville, Texas, and the City purchase the poles direct -and .pay - Texas'- Power &--Light Co. $3,100--00 necessary for running the line where it is needed underground. The $2,288.00 is only for eight poles for Optimist Field for a total of $30,333.00 to light Optimist Field. Motion carried unanimously. After quite a bit of discussion, Councilman Anderson moved, seconded by Councilman Guthrie, that while we are doing the work at Optimist Field, to go ahead with the purchase of eight more poles and other work at Mc- Cleskey Field, subject to the legal approval of City Attorney Chandler. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Byron Singleton, Manager of Texas Power & Light Co., was pre- sent and came before the Council in regard to their property on Floral St. Mr. Singleton explained that when they had their property survey- ed, their property line came to what,is now being used as a street. The City had paved this and sent them a bill for $231.00 for their part of the paving. He was requesting that City Attorney Chandler draw a Quit Claim Deed for them to deed this part of their property to City in exchange for the paving bill. After considerable discussion, Councilman Guthrie moved, seconded by Councilman McCoy, to accept the proposal presented by Mr. Singleton to exchange the Quit Claim Deed of property to the City from Texas Power & Light Co. for the paving bill of $231.00. Motion carried unanimously. There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m. Mayor ATTEST: G�Ity ecretary M1 r: `� `_ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, AND WHICH CHANGES SECTION 1.19 OF ARTICLE III, CHAPTER I BY MAKING PRESENT SECTION 1.19 SUBSECTION (A) AND BY ADDING THERETO SUBSECTION (B) AND BY CHANGING SUBSECTION 4 OF ARTICLE 1.20 AND REVISING SECTION 1.21, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES THAT MAY BE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH AMENDMENTS AND DECLARING THAT EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE. DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS: Section One Section 1.19 of Article III of the Electrical Ordinance of the City of Stephenville, Texas, is hereby amended so that same will hereafter read as follows: 1.19 - License Required. (A) All persons, firms, individuals, co- partnerships, and corporation (except public telephones, telegraphs, messenger call, light and power companies having a franchise granted by the City, or persons installing equipment requiring less than 30 volts or home owners who are doing work on their own home property) desiring to engage in the business of installing wires, appa- ratus, fixtures, electric signs, or outline lighting, as a contractor or electrician shall, before doing such work, make application to the City electrical inspector for a license and pass an examination by the examining board, obtain a license and make bond acceptable to the City, and obtain a permit therefor in accordance with this code. (B) Either the holder of a valid electricians license or certifi- cate of registration issued by another city or the holder of a certificate of examination issued by an examining agency approved by the Electrical Board may apply for the grade of license comparable to that which he holds or has qualified for elsewhere without taking the written examination given by the Board. Such application shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Electrical Board and shall be accompanied by evidence showing: (1) That the applicant holds a valid electricians license or certificate of registration issued by another city which is of a grade equal to that license for which he is applying or a certificate of examination issued by an examining agency approved by the Board which qualifies him for the grade of license for which he is applying; (2) That such certificate of examination, electrician's license or certificate of registration was issued to the applicant by such examining agency or other city after the applicant had taken and passed a written examination administered to him by such agency or city. (3) That the examination and the applicants passing per- formance thereon are equal to those required by the provi- sions of the Code; and that the other city from which the applicant holds a license or certificate of registration allows holders of electrician's licenses issued under the provisions of this Code to receive equivalent licenses from such city on a reciprocal basis and without written examination. ,.. Upon receipt of such information the Board shall certify to the Chief Electrical Inspector that the applicant is qualified for the grade of license for which he is applying. Upon such certification, payment of the prescribed license fees by the applicant and the filing of a bond by applicant where it is required, a license shall be issued to the applicant of the grade for which he is certified. A license issued under the provisions of this section shall be the equivalent of a license of the same grade which is issued under the provisions of this Codd. Section Two Subsection 4 of Section (A) of Section 1.20 of Chapter I, Article III of the Electrical Ordinance of the City of Stephenville is hereby amended and changed to read as follows: 1.20 (4) Qualification Applicants shall be not less than twenty -one (21) years of age and shall have had a minimum of four (4) years experience in the installation, alteration, repair, and maintenance of electrical conductors and equipment or an equivalent experience thereto, every applicant shall be required to answer a reason- able number of questions in writing to show that he has suf- ficient knowledge and technical training to do electrical work or qualify in accordance with Section 1.19 (B) of this Code. Section Three Section 1.21, Subsection (A) of Article III, Chapter I of the Electrical Ordinance of the City of Stephenville is hereby amended and changed to read as follows: 1.21 It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the installation of electrical wiring or other electrical equipment without qualifying in accordance with Sections 1.19 and 1.20 of Article III of Chapter I of this Code. Section Four All ordinances and parts of ordinances that may be in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section Five The matter of reciprocal licensing of those doing electrical work in the City of Stephenville and those doing electrical work in other cities creates a public necessity that this ordinance should go into effect from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of December, 1974. �l ATTEST: { City Secretary Mayor PAP 72-m i