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Regular City Council Meeting December 9, 2002 Page 3 BY APPLICANTS FOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS' LICENSES; REVISING SECTION 11-91, PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2002 EDITION; REPEALING SECTION 11-92; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, WAS PRESENTED. It was the recommendation of city staff to require electricians to have a $2,000.00 performance bond or a general liability policy in the amount of not less than $300,000.00. Mayor Pfiester suggested that the City Council go with the recommendation of city staff and refer this matter to the Building and Standards Commission and askthat they review it for general contractors, electricians, and plumbers. Councilman Bell stated that they need to move toward licensing general contractors and have the general contractors be responsible for all of the subcontractors. He said that the Building and Standards Commission should bring that to the City Council if that happens, but as it is right now, the only licensed people on a residential construction job would be a state licensed plumber. Councilman Bell advised that the plumber would not have a bond up at the City of Paris because the city has no control over him. He said that for the city licensed electrical contractor, a $1,000.00 bond is not enough and a $2,000.00 bond is not enough. Mr. Bell stated that the electrical contractor should have some responsibility, but it needs to be brought up to be in line with what the cost of these jobs are at the present time. Councilman Bell said that the general contractors should be licensed and have them be responsible for all of the subcontractors because it is not fair to make a subcontractor responsible. He said that most cities have started licensing general contractors and they have a