Commissioners table PCI contract renewal after debate over valuation method and large fee increases
May 12, 2026
County staff presented a proposed renewal with Professional Code Inspections and a new fee schedule (first update since 2006). Commissioners questioned ICC valuation methods, location‑based fee impacts and the size of increases; they requested redlined comparisons and stepped increases and withdrew the motion to adopt the contract pending further review.
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The board reviewed a proposed renewal with Professional Code Inspections (PCI) to provide state construction code services for the county and to adopt an updated fee schedule. County staff said the current fee schedule dated to 2006 and that the proposed contract would adopt the ICC valuation methodology to calculate permit valuations when applicant estimates were not reliable.
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