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Village staff outlines interim assistant building‑official role after stop‑work order
Summary
Staff told the commission a recent stop‑work order exposed the lack of a technical official; the village plans to appoint an interim assistant building official for administrative stop‑work authority while it continues a search for a certified building official and uses Carpentersville for technical inspections.
Village staff updated the Planning and Zoning Commission on an administrative gap revealed by a recent stop‑work order and described plans to appoint an interim assistant building official to carry out limited administrative duties.
A village staff member said officials had "needed to issue a stop work order and realized without our... we didn't have anybody in technical position," and explained that the proposed interim appointment would be administrative — allowing staff to issue stop‑work notices and manage the process — while technical inspections and certified decisions remain with a qualified official or Carpentersville inspectors.
The staff member said the village is negotiating with potential candidates and that the interim role would end once a fully qualified building official is hired. Commissioners asked whether an interim official currently exists and were told earlier negotiations had fallen through and the search is continuing.
Commissioners and staff agreed the interim role is intended to provide short‑term administrative coverage and to help a future building official acclimate to local permit processes; no formal appointment was finalized at the meeting.
