(1) A maximum of three (3) part-time personnel, or two (2) independent contractors, or one (1) full-time personnel, or one (1) third-party electrical consulting contract, in any combination, shall be utilized for electrical inspections.

(2) All electrical inspectors in the Town shall be, at a minimum, a fourth-year electrical apprentice; a fifth-year apprentice or a journeyman electrician is also acceptable to serve in the position of Town electrical inspector.

(3) Electrical inspections in the Town shall be performed in the evenings on Mondays through Fridays, and Saturday inspections shall be conducted if a demand for a Saturday inspection exists; or during the course of normal business hours, Mondays through Fridays, when one (1) full-time personnel, or one (1) third-party electrical consulting contract, exists with the Town.

(1) The electrical inspector shall administer three (3) classes of examinations, namely, contractor, homeowner, and swimming pools. The electrical inspector shall prepare and have on hand four (4) or more versions of each test and retain them on file in the office of the Town Building and Planning Department. The low voltage test shall hereafter be eliminated.

(2) The electrical inspector shall grade the tests and inform the applicant of the results and the electrical inspector's determination of the necessity of retesting the applicant. The applicant shall be entitled to appeal the results to the electrical inspector or request a retest. The test results shall remain on file in the office of the Town Building and Planning Department.

(1) The Town electrical inspector shall be paid on an hourly basis for inspections completed and/or work accomplished.

(2) The hourly rate of compensation for the Town electrical inspector shall be the prevailing wage rate for union electricians of the class or category of the said electrical inspector as set forth in subsection (a)(2) above.