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Committee weighs outsourcing building inspections to Polk County to save staff time and costs
Summary
Councilors and staff discussed contracting Polk County to perform building inspections, with staff warning the city would lose permit revenue and Polk County expressing operational concerns.
Independence budget committee members discussed a proposal to transfer building‑inspection duties to Polk County as a way to reduce staff workload and net general‑fund costs.
A councilor proposed the move noting Polk County already provides some electrical inspections and saying the county told them it does perform inspections for other cities. The proposer argued outsourcing could eliminate 1–1.5 full‑time equivalent positions and ease staff burden on permitting and e‑permitting tasks.
City finance staff said the department had…
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