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DBI reports steady revenues and ongoing code‑enforcement activity in October
Summary
Deputy Director Tyrus Madison reported roughly $21 million in year‑to‑date revenues (about $400,000 more than last year) and a valuation increase of about $700 million in the reporting period; Deputy Director Ed Swinney presented October enforcement and inspection statistics including NOV issuance and hearings referrals.
Tyrus Madison, DBI deputy director, presented the department's October 2017 year-to-date financial report to the Building Inspection Commission on Nov. 15. Madison said revenues are "about $21,000,000," roughly $400,000 more than the same period last year, and that the department recorded valuation increases of about $700 million during the reporting period as several large projects entered the pipeline.
Madison cautioned the figures are preliminary and that the department will make more accurate projections after six months of fiscal data. "These numbers are very preliminary... we'll start making more accurate projections both on revenues and expenses after 6 months," he said.
Commissioners received additional operational statistics from Deputy Director Ed Swinney, who reported October activity for inspections and code enforcement. Swinney said DBI performed 6,044 building inspections in October, provided response-time statistics for complaints, issued NOVs and referred cases to director's hearings; he also provided counts for abated complaints and order-of-abatement actions.
On legislative and programmatic updates, Bill Strachan said DBI is processing Tier 3 mandatory seismic top-story retrofit notices and placards and that the department is coordinating with Supervisor Peskin on updates to the Slope Protection Act and a digitized slope map.
Why it matters: The finance and enforcement reports give the commission an operational snapshot — revenues and valuation underpin permitting capacity; inspection and NOV metrics signal where enforcement attention is concentrated. Commissioners had no additional questions and accepted the reports for this meeting.
