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<br /> <br />Memo <br /> <br />CC: <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />Mr. T~ampbel~ Chairman of the Building Codes Appeals Board <br />All Building Codes Appeals Board Members <br />Debbie S. Wilmore, Chief Building Official <br />6/14/2005 <br />Adoption of the 2005 Ed. of National Electrical Code <br /> <br />To: <br />From: <br /> <br />Date: <br />Re: <br /> <br />The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has identified their plan to <br />mandate State adoption of the 2005 version of the National Electrical Code (NEC) for <br />implementation effective July 1,2005. <br /> <br />At our June 2, 2005 meeting, Board members had an opportunity to discuss the differences <br />between the 2002 and the 2005 editions of the code and are now recommending that City <br />Council adopt the 2005 Edition while leaving the "existing" local electrical amendments in <br />place without changes. <br /> <br />Past practices have included typical implementation delays of 60-90 days so we have directed <br />staff to prepare an ordinance that identifies sixty (60) day implementation period or an <br />effective date of September 1, 2005. This would allow staff to update handouts for the <br />public, staff paperwork as well as the city's website. <br /> <br />In regards to the "existing" local electrical amendments, we have requested additional <br />information from staff and plan to discuss and possibly take action on those amendments at <br />our next schedule meeting of July 14, 2005. Our recommendation on those amendments will <br />be forwarded to Council at a later date. <br /> <br />Members of the Board plan to be at the June 27, 2005 meeting and will be available for <br />questions. Thank you for your consideration. <br />