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Warr Acres approves OMMS contract for contract inspection services amid backlog
Summary
The Warr Acres City Council approved a fee-for-service contract with OMMS for building and code inspections to address a backlog of complaints and permit requests. Council members debated the use of remote inspections, liability exposure, inspector availability and permit fee adequacy before voting to approve the contract.
Warr Acres City Council approved a fee-for-service contract with OMMS for contract inspection services after a debate about a growing backlog of building inspections, the use of remote inspections and liability concerns.
City staff and council members said the contract is intended as short-term relief while the city addresses an immediate backlog of permit requests, including roughly 59 pending inspections in the Cherokee Crossing subdivision. Staff reported OMMS charges an inspection rate of about $75 per hour, reimburses mileage at the standard government/IRS rate (discussed in the meeting as about $0.70 per mile) and bills for travel time; travel to Warr Acres from Tulsa was estimated to require about three hours round trip.
Council members and staff described two inspection modes OMMS offers: in-person inspections and a remote option in which a city employee or homeowner walks an OMMS inspector through a property using a smartphone video call. Several council members expressed…
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