Newsletter of the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors [2000 : October, no.39]

NORTH CAROLS , EXAMINERS О ^‘VORTHC October EDITION #39 RULES PUBLIC HEARING The Stale Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors will conduct a rules public hearing at 9:00 AM on October 12, 2000, in the Board's office located at 1200 Front Street, Suite 105, Raleigh, North Carolina. The purpose of this hearing is to amend Board Rules cited as 21 NCAC 18B .0209 and .0404 to match the current temporary rules in effect. The proposed effective date is April 1, 2001. Persons interested in the proposed action may present written or oral statements at the public hearing or in writing prior to the hearing by mail addressed to: Robert L. Brooks, Jr., Executive Director, PO Box 18727, Raleigh, NC 27619. The complete text of each rule was contained in the March 2000 Newsletter and can be viewed on our website at www.ncbeec.ors. BOARD MEMBER REAPPOINTED Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. has reappointed Curtis R. Kennedy to a full seven-year term expiring April 15, 2007. Mr. Kennedy was appointed in 1 998 to complete the unexpired term of Joe Guill. Mr. Kennedy served as the Executive Director of the State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors from February 1970 imtil his retirement on July 1, 1985. He is a public member appointee who has no ties with the construction industry and represents the interest of the public at large. RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT The Board is pleased to announce that a Reciprocal Agreement has been adopted with the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board. The Agreement, adopted in August 2000, provides for the wavier of examination for eligible licensees applying for a license in the other State. Under the Agreement, North Carolina UNLIMITED licensees are eligible to apply to the West Virginia State Fire Marshall for a master electrician certification and to the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board for an electrical contractor's license and West Virginia licensees are eligible to apply to the North Carolina Board for an Unlimited license. Any North Carolina UNLIMITED licensee interested in obtaining a West Virginia license under this agreement should contact the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board, Capitol Complex, Building 3, Room 319, Charleston, WV 25305, Telephone 304-558-7890, Fax 304-558-3797. NEW FIELD REPRESENTATIVE / INVESTIGATOR EMPLOYED The Board is pleased to announce the employment of Curtis Max Thompson in the position of Field Representative / Investigator effective June 1, 2000. Max came to the Board from the City of Burlington where he was employed as an Electrical Inspector for over ten years. Max is fully qualified for a North Carolina Electrical Contracting license in the Unlimited classification and he also holds Standard Level III Electrical Certification from the North Carolina Code Officials Qualifications Board. Max is assigned to the Central Region of the state and working from his home in Efland, NC. He is anxious to render the best possible sendee in his new duties with the Board and he, along with the Board and members of the staff, solicit your continued cooperation and assistance as he takes on his new duties. Please see another article in this Newsletter, which contains details on our Field Staff and assigned areas. NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS