City of Madison - File #: 31551

• File #: 31551
• Version: 2
• Name: Electrical contractors' license
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/9/2013
• In control: BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD
• On agenda: 2/4/2014
• Final action: 2/4/2014
• Enactment date: 2/19/2014
• Enactment #: ORD-14-00031
• Title: SUBSTITUTE Repealing and recreating Section 19.09 of the Madison General Ordinances relating to license requirements for electricians and electrical contractors.
• Sponsors: Michael E. Verveer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/4/2014	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
1/21/2014	2	BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
12/17/2013	1	BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD	Refer	Pass
9/17/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
9/9/2013	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The State preemption of municipal electrician licensing will result in the loss of an estimated $50,000 in General Fund revenues, starting in 2014.
Title
SUBSTITUTE Repealing and recreating Section 19.09 of the Madison General Ordinances relating to license requirements for electricians and electrical contractors.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This proposal is introduced at the request of the Building Inspection Division. Changes in state law have eliminated the City’s ability to register or license electricians. Instead, under the new state law, adopted as 2000 Wisconsin Act 63, no person may work as an electrician or as an electrical contractor, unless the person is licensed by or registered with the State of Wisconsin. This proposal also adopts the exclusions from licensing that are contained in the new Wis. Stat. § 101.862. This proposal also preserves the City’s ability to permit the owner of a single family residence to perform electrical wiring in the person’s residence, provided that the person demonstrates that they are competent to do such work and the person pays the same fee as required of electrical contractors (this is the same as existing city ordinances). The state law changes are currently scheduled to take effect April 1, 2014, and the effective date of this proposal is delayed to that date.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 19.09 entitled “License Requirements” of the Madison General Ordinances is repealed and recreated to read as follows:
“19.09 LICENSE REQUIRED.
(1) No person may work as an electrician or as an electrical contractor unless the person is licensed by or registered with the State of Wisconsin. No person may engage in the business of installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring unless the person is licensed or registered as an electrical contractor by the State of Wisco...