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Commissioners and public press DBI on deputy director posting, raise transparency and diversity questions
Summary
Public commenters and multiple commissioners criticized the short recruitment window and lack of clarity around qualifications for DBI’s deputy director role. Interim DBI leadership defended the posting as following City HR guidance and said the department would widen outreach and follow standard vetting steps.
Public commenters, commissioners and DBI staff spent a large portion of the February Building Inspection Commission meeting disputing coverage of and seeking more detail about the department’s recruitment for a deputy director slot.
Interim Director Patrick Doreardon said the posting was approved by the City’s Department of Human Resources and that the department revised the notice to lengthen the application period after staff recognized the original window was short. “We did revise the notice soon after posting because we realized the time frame should, in fact, be longer,” the interim director said. He added that many inspectors begin in the trades and that requiring a degree…
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