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<br />City of Ramsey <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />August 12, 2009 <br /> <br />· The ratio of Electrical Area Representatives to contract electrical inspectors is approximately 1: 1 O. This ensures <br />proper oversight, monitoring, follow-up and auditing of the contract inspector's performance. <br /> <br />.. The contract electrical inspectors and Electrical Area Representatives regularly communicate and cooperate with <br />local and county building, housing, and fire officials, and other public officials, in order to ensure efficient and <br />timely operations for all parties and to promote public safety and welfare. . <br /> <br />If a municipality were to decide to implement their own electrical inspection program, the department would retain all <br />Request for Electrical Inspection certificates and inspection fees filed prior to the effective date of the change. The <br />department would be responsible for completing all associated electrical inspections. Depending on the age of the existing <br />certificates, and more importantly the timely completion of the actual electrical work by the installers, the department would <br />possibly be making electrical inspections in the municipality for several months after the effective date of the change in <br />order to complete all required inspections on existing certificates. <br /> <br />The municipality would be responsible for collecting inspection fees and making electrical inspections for all new projects <br />that are started on or after the effective date ofthe change. If a municipality implements their own new electrical inspection <br />program, it is their responsibility to provide notification of the electrical inspection program change and inspector change to <br />the licensed contractors and other parties in the affected area. <br /> <br />In recent years, many cities, most notably Minneapolis, have rescinded their electrical ordinances in an effort to reduce or <br />eliminate increasing costs and administrative responsibilities. In accordance with state law, electrical inspection service is <br />then reverted, by default, back to the department. In such cases the department notifies all licensed contractors in the <br />affected counties and surrounding counties and resumes timely electrical inspections. <br /> <br />Inspection contracts run concurrent with the state's fiscal year of July 1 to June 30. If a municipality were to adopt an <br />electrical inspection ordinance, we would respectfully request that that the effective date coincide with the term of the <br />contract of the electrical inspector currently providing service in the area. This would allow for a coordinated transition for <br />all affected parties and avoid displacing the contract electrical inspector on short notice. Electrical inspection service <br />contracts are already in place for the current fiscal year that started July 1, 2009. <br /> <br />I hope this provides you with some relevant information. If you have any additional questions or need clarification, please <br />contact me. I would be happy to meet with you to continue the discussion. <br /> <br />On behalf of the Department of Labor and Industry and the Construction Codes and Licensing Division, we look forward to <br />continuing to provide timely, professional electrical inspection service in the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~ 1, '3fI~ <br /> <br />John I. Williamson <br /> <br />CCLD Supervisor Electrical Inspections <br /> <br />Cc: John A. Schultz, CCLD Assistant Director <br />Stephen Hernick, State of Minnesota Building Official/CCLD Executive Director <br />Martin Ignatowicz, Electrical Area Representative <br />Ted Hagfors, Contract Electrical Inspector <br /> <br />CityOfRamseyElectricallnspections20090812.doc <br />