Mountain Home Council to revisit electrical code

The Mountain Home City Council will revisit a proposed ordinance updating the city’s electrical code during its Nov. 19 meeting after reading the proposal a second time earlier this month. The ordinance was initially introduced during the council’s Oct. 15 meeting and revisited Nov. 5. However, no action was taken to adopt the ordinance that night because not enough council members were present to suspend the rules and advance to a final reading. The proposed ordinance would adopt the 2026 National Electrical Code with Arkansas-specific amendments, replacing regulations established through ordinances adopted in 1997 and 2005. One of these contains what inspectors suggest might be a point of contention among new build homeowners. “One of the primary concerns among local contractors involves the installation of electrical receptacles in kitchen islands,” Mountain Home Building Inspector Clay Strain clarified at the meeting.

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