Any person intending to engage in the trade or business of electrician, engaging in electrical construction or the installation, repair or reinstallation of electrical light, heat and power wires, fixtures, appliances, conductors and apparatus in the city, either as a master electrician, journeyman electrician or helper electrician, shall first receive a certificate therefor as provided in this chapter.

Certificates requiring testing, by Block and Associates as stipulated in KSA 12-1525, shall not be issued until the applicant has taken and successfully passed an examination as to his or her competency to do such work.

A. Helper Electrician Certificate. Applicant must submit proof of employment by a certified and licensed electrical contractor, and pay applicable fees designated in Section 15.24.060, Certificate Fees.

B. Journeyman Electrician. Applicant must submit proof of employment/experi-ence in the electrical industry for a minimum of two years, and successfully pass an examination by Block and Associates as stipulated in KSA 12-1525; testing will not be authorized or sponsored by the city without employment/experience verification. Applicable schooling shall be accepted and count as three months' employment/experi-ence.

C. Master Electrician. Applicant must submit proof of employment/experience as a journeyman electrician for a minimum of two years, and successfully pass an examination by Block and Associates as stipulated in KSA 12-1525; testing will not be authorized or sponsored by the city without employment/experience verification. Applicable schooling shall be accepted and count as three months' employment/experience. (Ord. G-826 § 6, 1997: Ord. G-799 § 9, 1995: Ord. G-770 § 2 (part), 1993: prior code § 5-302)