9-5-9: DEPUTIES:

The code official shall have the authority to designate deputy code officials, assistant electrical inspectors/plans examiners, and code compliance officers as necessary. Such employees shall have such powers and authority as delegated by the Director and/or code official. The chief electrical inspector, deputies, or assistant electrical inspectors/plans examiners shall be knowledgeable in electrical installations and hold a valid Journeyman license or Master Electrician license issued by the State of Idaho. All inspectors shall be skilled in electrical installations with not less than four (4) years of experience as a journeyman electrician and shall be familiar with the provisions of this Chapter. The Electrical Section shall also adhere to the following:

   A.   All electrical inspectors employed by the department shall take and pass exams to obtain IAEI/ICC electrical inspector certifications as Master/Residential or Commercial/Residential, before the end of their probationary period.

   B.   No chief inspector, deputy, or inspector/plans examiner employed by the City shall be permitted to be engaged in or possess a financial interest in an electrical business, trade, practice, or work related to this Chapter, or to sell any supplies in conjunction with an electrical business, or act as an agent, directly or indirectly, for any person, firm, co-partnership, association, or corporation engaged in an electrical business within the jurisdiction of Boise City.

   C.   All electrical inspectors/plans examiners are hereby authorized to administer provisions of this Chapter and it shall be their duty to provide plan review and inspect the installations and alterations of electrical wiring, equipment, apparatus, and fixtures covered by this Chapter.

(Ord. 43-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021; amd. Ord. 6-25, 2-25-2025)