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Homewood council committee approves filling vacant plans examiner post
Summary
The Homewood committee approved reinstating funding to fill the building department's vacant plans examiner position, citing public-safety, property-value and ISO-rating concerns.
Homewood officials voted to restore funding and approve filling the vacant plans examiner position in the Building Department, saying added capacity is needed to keep plan review timely and preserve public safety.
The building official told the committee that roughly 30%–40% of his workday is spent on plan review—about double the time expected for a properly staffed department—and he asked the committee to fill the previously authorized position now. “What I'm requesting is…
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