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Hays County fire marshal seeks two additional full-time positions, administrative support to handle inspection backlog
Summary
Hays County Fire Marshal Steve Sette reported staffing shortages and a growing backlog of inspections and plan reviews; his office recommended adding two FTEs (plan reviewer and inspector) and administrative support to meet NFPA 1730 community risk standards.
Hays County Fire Marshal Steve Sette presented an annual update and requested additional staff to reduce a growing backlog of permits, inspections and plan reviews.
Sette told the court the office has three full-time staff (the fire marshal and two deputy marshals) covering roughly 680 square miles and a county population near 300,000. Using NFPA 1730 community risk-reduction benchmarks, Sette's workload analysis showed…
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