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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: Costa
INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
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County
DATE: November 26, 1990 (CMU `r
SUBJECT: USE OF "PULL-OUT" SWITCHES
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECONIlENDATION:
Remove as a referral to our Committee the referral of November
29, 1989 regarding a proposed amendment to the Uniform Electrical
Code to prohibit the use of "pull-out" switches for electrical
service with no further action required by the Board of
Supervisors at this time.
BACKGROUND:
During 1989, the 1989 Internal Operations Committee considered a
recommendation from the Director of Building Inspection that the
Uniform Building Code be amended in this County to prohibit the
use of "pull-out" switches in electrical service because they
were considered potentially dangerous. The 1989 Internal
Operations Committee held hearings on this subject and debated
the matter at some length. Finally, the Committee recommended
that the Uniform Building Code be adopted in this County without
this amendment and that this last remaining issue be referred to
our Committee to determine whether the Director of Building
Inspection was able to come up with any additional testimony or
information which would help clarify the issue. The Building
Inspection Department now reports they are not prepared at this
time to push the issue and would prefer that the matter simply be
dropped at this time. If at some time in the future the
Department believes further action is required they will again
bring the issue to the Board' s attention.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: bICL-YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF B MI EE
APPROVE HER
SIGNATURE(S): U E WRI GHT McPEAK OM POWERS
ACTION OF BOARD ON- December 4 , 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
_ 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED Z' �. 1Q40
Larry Gunn, Assistant Director PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OFTHE BOARD OF
Building Inspection
County Counsel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382 (10/88) BY DEPUTY