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City staff introduce resolution to increase contract for building permit services amid recruitment
Summary
Community Development Director Mark Hoffman told the Lake Forest Park City Council at a work session that staff plan to seek a resolution to raise a consultant contract ceiling from $30,000 to $120,000 and extend it to March 31, 2026, while the city continues recruiting a permanent building official.
Community Development Director Mark Hoffman introduced a proposed resolution to amend the city’s contract with an outside building‑services firm, asking to raise the contract cap from about $30,000 to $120,000 and extend the agreement through March 31, 2026, while the city continues recruiting a permanent building official.
Hoffman said the city’s prior contractor—under contract since the late 1990s—gave 30 days’ notice after losing bandwidth, and the city engaged another firm to maintain plan review, inspections and code interpretations. “This proposed resolution continues services for building by reviews, inspections, interpretations, and so forth,” Hoffman said.
Why it matters: the consultant covers daily plan reviews and inspections the city cannot safely perform in house until it…
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