The department’s request, which will go before the Board of County Commissioners on December 4, would appropriate more than $1.1 million in permit fee revenue to create 21 new positions, including 3 plan reviewers and 13 inspectors, four of whom would focus on the Inspection by Appointment program. The department hopes to have most of the new staff hired by next spring and up to speed by early summer.
The need for increased Code Enforcement staffing is based on the continued growth in permit activity, which has resulted in the following trends over the past four months:
At its regular meeting on November 20, the county’s Building-Development Commission (BDC) unanimously approved the department’s request, which means it could appear on the Dec. 4 commission agenda as a consent item. During their discussion, members of the BDC emphasized that they intend to revisit this issue in the coming year, to see if increasing activity can lead to a reduction in permit fees. For now, they supported spending the department’s additional revenue on staffing and technology to ensure that plan reviews and inspections can be handled as efficiently as possible, minimizing delays and improving customer service.
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