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8 Regular Meeting December 7, 1987 Page 4 ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSES, PROVIDING FOR ELECTRICAL LICENSE EXAMINATIONS, PROVIDING FEES FOR LICENSES, EXAMINATIONS, AND PERMITS, PROVIDING FOR RECIPROCAL LICENSE AGREE- MENTS, REQUIRING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS, PROVID- ING FOR PENALTIES AND SUSPENSIONS, PROVIDING FOR APPEALS, AMENDING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ms. Kissler moved for approval of the Ordinance on first reading and Mr. Guerra seconded the motion. Gary Hopkins, Chairman of the Electrical Board, recommended the City Council adopt the Ordinance as presented. Mr. Farr asked Mr. Hopkins if the Board had considered an outside group giving the tests. Mr. Hopkins stated they had not discussed it at length in placing it in the Ordinance, because the Board is opposed to that.. He advised the Council the Board has worked on the amended Ordinance for two to three years. He stated some of San Marcos' standards are higher than the National Code, and those standards are retained in this Ordinance, but no standards are less than NFPA standards in the Ordinance. He stated the Board's test is fair, and that the Board writes and supervises the test. Mr. Eankins advised there is not a lot of information on electrical board testing, but there is a lot of information on testing general- ly. Mr. Guerra stated he would like to see the Staff's amendments placed in the Ordinance before final reading and allow the Electric Board to respond as amended. Ms. Kissler stated she would like to have the City's test validated. Mr. Hopkins stated the City's test is technical and consists of 100 or more questions. He stated they are best able to judge themselves, and the Board would be stripped of its responsibilities if this procedure is changed. Mr. Hankins suggested the Board could work with a third party. Ms. Kissler stated she would like to see the City's test validated by a third party. Mr. Hopkins stated he did not think there would be objection to Ms. Kissler's point. Mr. Hopkins stated there is a conflict between the Ethics Ordinance regarding contractors being prohibited from working for the City if on the Board. Mr. Brown stated he had a concern with the Board's control as what would be to prohibit the Board from keeping out competitors. The Council voted unanimously for approval of the Ordinance on first reading. Mayor Younger introduced for consideration adoption of an Ordinance on third and final reading, the caption which was read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING SUBSECTION (e) OF SECTION 11-11 OF CHAPTER 11 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO RE- QUIRE THE TRAINING OF ALL PROSPECTIVE HANDLERS OF FOOD WITHIN SAID CITY IN LIEU OF THE ACQUISITION OF HEALTH CERTIFICATES, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Farr moved for adoption of the Ordinance on third and final reading and Mayor Younger seconded the motion. Terry Ewald ad- vised the Council 2,083 health cards were issued last year and 2,156 the year before. He recommends the Council adopt the provi- sion for two-year cards. Mayor Younger suggested training sessions be given quarterly, and Mr. Ewald stated it would be difficult to train that many at one time and would require a much larger facility for that purpose. The Council voted unanimously for adoption of the Ordinance.