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Newark council delays vote to hire third‑party building inspectors, requests staffing and revenue data
Summary
The Newark Municipal Council heard a presentation on Legistar item 24‑1688 to hire third‑party inspectors to supplement the city’s Uniform Construction Code (UCC) unit. Multiple council members said they would not support the item without detailed staffing, backlog and revenue data; the item was removed as an "added starter" and will return next週.
Council members postponed consideration of a contract to hire third‑party inspectors for the city’s building inspection unit after requests for additional data and assurances that the contracting would be temporary.
The Department of Engineering presented Legistar item 24‑1688, described by Dolores Martinez Budin, director of the Department of Engineering, as a procurement that “will enable the purchasing and engineering department to be able to go out to bid for third party inspections to supplement the inspecting unit of the UCC.” The proposal would have allowed the city to procure outside inspection services under DCA guidance while the city addresses inspector shortages.
Council members pressed the administration for more…
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