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City staff seeks to realign building‑safety and inspections to report to city manager
Summary
City staff proposed an ordinance to move building safety and inspections under the city manager while keeping fire marshals under the fire chief; staff said the change improves efficiency, requires no new inspectors or additional funding, and requested immediate consideration.
City staff presented an ordinance (first reading) to realign reporting for building safety and inspections so the division reports directly to the city manager while fire marshals remain under the fire chief.
Staff said the previous ordinance had code enforcement and building inspections reporting under the fire chief, which created misalignment because those employees are not civil‑service fire employees. The presenter said the…
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