At the commission's first 2026 meeting, Director Eileen presented a year-end summary of 2025 permit and inspection activity and answered board questions about revenue fluctuations.

Eileen told the commission that through December 2025 the office recorded 288 building permits, 246 electrical permits, 97 HVAC permits, 85 plumbing permits, 67 certificates of occupancy and 49 demolition permits for a total of 832 permits and $151,051.09 in fees collected. She said 10% of that fee amount is directed to an unsafe-housing fund used by the office for demolition of unsafe structures, with the remaining 90% returning to the county general fund. Total contractor registrations for 2025 were 532, generating $42,750 in registration fees. Inspections completed for the year totaled 1,574 across building (602), electrical (407), plumbing (226) and HVAC (171), and the office investigated 167 complaints.

Board members noted that permit counts rose while fee revenue fell in one year; staff attributed the decline in revenue to the mix of permit types, explaining that commercial permits carry higher fees and a single large commercial project can materially increase fee totals. Eileen cited Canpack as an example of a large commercial permit that would significantly change fee totals in a year that included such a project. Staff agreed to provide a detailed electronic breakdown of permit types and the annual report to county and city leadership.

Eileen also reviewed the office's committee roles (TAC, TPC, CERTA, Cardinal Greenway, ECIRPD and related subcommittees), said the office plans to reinstate a newsletter for partners and the public, and announced that retired long-term employee Fred Daniel will provide transitional support as a contracted resource after his retirement.