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San Juan County, Monticello City to negotiate service agreement after inspectors prove scarce
Summary
At a Nov. 18 work session, San Juan County commissioners heard that the draft interlocal building-inspector agreement has legal and insurance problems; Monticello City prefers a paid service agreement after local hiring attempts failed. Staff were directed to draft options and return with a proposed contract and timeline.
San Juan County commissioners and Monticello City representatives spent the Nov. 18 work session laying out options to replace an outdated interlocal building-inspector agreement, with the county attorney warning the draft as written could be rejected by the county insurer and may conflict with state law.
"If a county or municipality can't provide a building inspection within 3 business days after receiving a request and collecting the fee, the applicant may engage a third party inspector from a list," Speaker 4 said while summarizing the statute, adding that counties of the first through fourth class must maintain a list of at least three inspection firms. He also reported UCIP raised concerns about the…
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