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Council reviews options for inspections department after county declines takeover
Summary
Council materials referenced G.S. 160D-1102 and noted Beaufort County officials indicated they were not interested in assuming the city’s inspections services; staff proposed promoting a Building Inspector III to Chief Building Official, converting an Inspector I to part-time, and moving floodplain duties into Planning & Zoning.
City staff told the council during the April 27 budget workshop that state statute G.S. 160D-1102 allows several local options for delivering building code and inspection services, including creating a municipal inspection department, forming a joint department, contracting with another unit of government, or arranging for the county to perform inspection services.
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