Electrical Board Meeting - October 1, 2026

The Electrical Board met on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 3:29 p.m. Board members present were Don Beavin, Roger Clark, Randy Dierlam, Jacob Gurtz, Ben Ipock, Cody Matsel, Ray Pritchett, Pete Rembert, and James Stidham. Also present were Building Commissioner Johnny McAlister, Electrical Inspector Jimmie Heavrin, Deputy Building Commissioner Marc Weaver, and Compliance Officer Bob Sheller. No minutes were available, so the board did not read or approve minutes.

Consent Calendar

• The board approved all apprentice license applications on the list, approximately 60 applicants, by unanimous voice vote. All had been pre-approved by the IEC. The board briefly clarified that applicant Tatum Fame was a second-year apprentice and discussed applicant Samuel Denny's enrollment before approving him. Two late additions, Luke Carroll and Alexander Wilson, were also approved.
• The board approved all 27 journeyman license applications listed on the agenda by unanimous voice vote.
• No master applications or continuing education applications were submitted.

Discussion Items

• Old News: Johnny McAlister reported that he submitted ordinance changes aligning City and County language for the "four years or 6200 hours in the trade" requirement. The change still needs approval from the License and Disciplinary Board before it can take effect. McAlister also reported that applicant Elvis E. Jaramillo, who had been denied for not having enough hours or years in the trade, spoke to the board. The board was satisfied with the information he provided and approved him to take the Master exam.
• New News: Bob Sheller was introduced as the new compliance officer, starting earlier that week. He will look for unlicensed work, missing permits, and other matters not compliant with the building commission. McAlister indicated that public reports can be phoned into the building commission and assigned to the compliance officer, and inspectors will also refer issues to him.
• New News: Deputy Building Commissioner Marc Weaver was introduced. He described his engineering and finance background and said he plans to review plans in more detail and place more responsibility on designers to provide complete drawings. He cited a University of Evansville canopy plan that was returned because the foundation was only shown as a rectangle.
• ABC applications: Asked about approximately 12 apprentice applications from the ABC from the previous month, McAlister said he had not received anything further, so the applications remain on hold. The board noted questions about whether the ABC's accreditation was still compliant.

Key Outcomes

• All apprentice and journeyman license applications were approved unanimously.
• Elvis E. Jaramillo was approved to take the Master exam.
• The ordinance change on the four-years-or-6,200-hours requirement will go to the License and Disciplinary Board for approval.
• The ABC apprentice applications remain tabled until more information is received.
• The next board meeting will be held on November 5, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in the same room. A motion to adjourn was made, and the meeting ended.