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Committee B approves updated combination building inspector job description language for posting
Summary
Committee B reviewed updates to the Combination Building Inspector job description clarifying certification requirements (residential or commercial ICC inspector within 90 days, mechanical inspector within 6 months), adding a customer-service requirement and removing business-license review from required duties.
Committee B reviewed updates to the Combination Building Inspector job description that clarify certification timelines, emphasize customer-service skills and remove business-license review responsibilities.
Ted Corey, the city's building official, explained the key change: the position will require an International Code Council (ICC) residential or commercial inspector certification, to be obtained within 90 days of hire. For mechanical inspector duties, the timeline was set at six months because that certification is more specialized. Corey said the change is intended to broaden the candidate pool and reflect that many inspectors enter the role as a second career: "...pushing that certification to 90 days from date hire would enable us to, hopefully, capture some of those people..."
Corey also said the job description adds a required ability to "positively interact with other staff members, the general public, contractors, government entities, and other clientele" to emphasize customer service. Staff removed an outdated duty to conduct business-license reviews because that work is done by other staff. Committee members asked about training and certification costs; Corey said certification fees are modest and municipal policy allows reimbursement: "The certification is not expensive. It's, 300 some dollars now...we have money in our budget to reimburse that cost as well."
Members discussed the need for consistent code application across inspectors. Corey said inspectors should rely on code language, not subjective terms, to reduce inconsistency: "The word 'should' shouldn't be in the vocabulary of an inspector. The you should be able to articulate this is the requirement." Committee members accepted the updated language and reached consensus to forward the job description to the full council for placement on consent.
What happens next: HR will post the updated position and staff will proceed with recruitment under the clarified certification and service expectations.
