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Richland County appoints Steve Risser as building official; department head outlines staffing and software plans

Richland County Board of Commissioners · March 27, 2026
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The Richland County Board of Commissioners unanimously appointed Steve Risser as the county building official March 26. Risser presented an April 1 organizational chart, described staffing and contract support, and outlined a planned RFP to modernize permitting and inspections.

Steve Risser, the county’s director of building codes, asked the Richland County Board of Commissioners March 26 to formally appoint him as the county building official so state certification records can be updated.

"I would like to ask for formal action from the board of commissioners this morning to appoint myself as the building official for the department and for the county," Risser told the board as he presented a proposed organizational chart…

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