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Elgin adopts new contract and flat fees for fire inspections; owners to request reinspections
Summary
Council approved a services agreement with Watkins Group Consultants LLC for fire code inspections and adopted fee updates that set a flat reinspection fee and make annual inspections the city’s responsibility.
The Elgin City Council approved a new services agreement with Watkins Group Consultants LLC to continue third-party fire code review and inspection services and adopted changes to the city’s fees that establish flat fees for inspections and reinspections.
City staff presented the contract and fee changes; in open discussion Mister Perry described the contract as covering plan reviews and annual inspections on a time-and-materials basis, with the city moving to a flat-fee structure for…
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