5784 AMENDING ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS

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. � �. �/ ORDINANCE NO. � � O "I � ORDINANCE AMENDING ELECTRICAL OODE OF THE�CITY OF DECATUR ILLINOIS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE OOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Ordinanae No. 5054 of The City of DecatuY, Illinois, passed, approved and recorded August 19, 1968, entitled AN ORDINANCE REQJLATING THE INSTALLATION� ALTERATION AND USE OF ELEC- TRICAL EQUIPMENT E1ND ESTABLISHING AN EI.ECTRICAL INSPECTION DEPARZI�IENT, as heretofore amended, be, and the same is hereby amended at the herein- after designated sections thereof, so that said ordinance at said sec- tions as so amended shall provide as follows: Sect ion 5. No person sha11 install or alter electrical equipment or wiring in the City of Decatur, Illinois, or en- gage in the business of an electrical contractor therein, with- , out being registered as an electrical contractor under the pro- visions of this ordinance, provided that a person xesiding in a single family dwelling owned by such person, may install or alter electrical equipment and wiring the rein subject to all other provisions of this ordina nce without being so registered. Section 6. No person shall be registered as an electrical contractor under the provisions of this ordinance until he shall have made application therefore, shall have paid the regist�ation fee require d h�ffr�by and except in the case of renewal of registra- tion shall have satisfactorily passed the examination required by �, the provisions hereof, except that a person currently registered � as an electrical contractor in another city in the State of Illinois may be registered in this City without payment o�E such fee and with- out examination if the Electrical Commission is othe rwise satisfied said person is sufficiently experienced and qualified to meet the minimum require ments for registration under this ordinance. � � a� Section I3. Each electrical contractor registered under this ordinance shall keep currently in torce at all t imes a policy of insurance, with an insurer authorized to do business in the State of Illinois, insuring said contractor along �vith the City as an ad- ditional named insured, for worlanan's compensation, if applicable, and general contractors liability including completed operations with coverage limits for personal injury of not less than $100,000 1