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93 Mayor Keckley noted that the proposed Ordinance had been reviewed and recommended by the Board of Building Review , Ordinance Review Committee , as well as the Chief Building Official . Chief Building Official indicated that the recommendation of Building Department , supported by Board of Building Review and Ordinance Review Committee , was to adopt the Electrical Code in its original form without technical amendment , as the present Ordinance requires . Amendments referred to in the ar;enda were purely administrative and required for City departments to function in accordance with Charter and Code . He briefly outlined the efforts of Ordinance Review Committee , the Board of. Building Review , and staff in studying the proposal over a period of several months , and their conclusions , Mr . Wayne Thomas , Business Manager , Local 617 of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers , spoke in opposition to adoption of the Ordinance , which would allow non-metallic cable to be used rather than metal raceways . He felt that metal raceways were safer and offered more versatility where insertion of additional wiring could be accomplished without opening walls . He recommended that Romex be restricted to dwelling units and to voltage of 200 or less , In response to question by Councilman Rhodes , he indicated that he believed Romex was not less efficient , but was less safe in that non-metallic cable is easier to abuse and thus more of a hazard . He stated he would like to see metal raceways a National minimum standard , Andy Hard , representing San Mateo Chapter of National Electrical Contractors Association commented on survey conducted by the Chapter with respect to non-metallic cable , and that it was their conclusion from data furnished by a number of large cities throughout the country that more problems were encountered where Romex was installed from the standpoint of fires . Paul Regner, Electrician , indicated disapproval of the use of non-metallic cable . Ed Toll , Electrician , Local 617 , spoke in opposition of adoption of the Code by the City, indicating he would not like to see Redwood City accept minimum standards . He suggested that the main pressure to change would arise from the ability to obtain government funding to build dwellings , and did not feel this was sufficient reason since those funds were not a free gift to anyone , Mayor Keckley invited spokesmen in favor of the adoption to come forward . Andy Sabhlok , Project Director, Building Code Action , Building Code Consultants with Associated Home Builders , indicated they had reviewed the proposed ordinance and approved of it . He indicated many other cities in the Bay Area had • adopted the Code without amendments , and this would provide higher level of safety while reducing cost of construction . He urged that City adopt the proposed Ordinance . Creighton Schwan , Engineering and Safety Regulations Department , National Electrical Manufacturers Association, noted increasing demands on electrical energy due to increasing population and despite this fact , the incidence 7-10-72 Reg . Mtg .