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Pg. 9 • When the estimated cost exceeds five thousand dollars, the permit fee shall be ninety dollars, plus two dollars for each additional one thousand dollars or fraction thereof, but in no event exceeding fifteen hundred dollars. The estimated cost shall include labor and material involved in the installation or replacement of all electrical wiring systems and appliances. (b) All such electrical permits shall be issued upon payment of a fee based on the estimated total physical value as hereinabove set forth. Upon completion of the work for which such a permit is issued, an accurate statement of the actual cost thereof shall be furnished to the building official by the party to whom the permit was issued. An adjustment of the difference between the fee properly chargeable, based on the actual cost, and the fee paid, based on the estimated total physical value, shall then be made. If the actual cost exceeds the estimated cost, the party to whom the permit was issued shall pay the difference in the fee; if the actual cost be less than the estimated cost, then the city treasurer is hereby authorized, upon request of the building official, to refund to the party who paid the estimated fee, such portion thereof as constitutes an over- payment. • (c) During the period from December 15 of one year to March 15 of the next year, a permit for early electrical service in residential construction that will be heated solely by electricity (including pumps) shall be issued upon the payment of a fee of ten dollars in addition to whatever fee may be due as already set forth in this section. An application for such a permit shall be made to the building official on forms prescribed by him or her. Section 5.05-21. Annual permits and fees. Persons employing certified level one electricians on a regular, full-time basis may, in lieu of proceeding under section 5.05-20, elect to apply for an annual electrical permit; provided, that all electrical work for which such an applicant is responsible is done by such certified electricians and is inspected by the inspections division of the public works department. The fee for such a permit shall be determined by the building official on a case-by-case basis, depending on the amount and value of the electrical work which an applicant expects to do during the permit year. Any such fee may be subject to review and adjustment upward or downward, as necessary, at the end of the permit year. Before issuing such an annual permit, the building official may require an applicant to furnish • evidence reasonably necessary to allow such official to determine that the applicant is qualified for such a permit and to establish the appropriate fee.