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Council hires Beacon Code for building services, moves to dissolve in-house chief building inspector role
Summary
Washington Terrace approved a contract with Beacon Code Consultants for plan review and inspection services, and unanimously dissolved the city’s Chief Building Inspector position; council discussed licensing, billing, records access and training responsibilities.
Washington Terrace City Council voted unanimously on July 1 to approve Resolution 25-15 contracting with Beacon Code Consultants for plan review, inspection and building official services, and then approved a separate motion to dissolve the city’s Chief Building Inspector/Planner position.
Tom (staff member) explained the recommendation: the city has been using Tyler (building official) as a part-time employee and proposes contracting with Tyler’s firm, Beacon Code, to expand capacity, provide flexibility in inspections, and retain continuity without a direct employee. "Beacon has been working for many years...They have a really good track record," Tom said, adding that Beacon’s hourly billing is competitive and that the city would not pay per-incident bulk fees but…
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