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East Hampton reorganizes building department, adds plan examiners and front‑office staff
Summary
Town building official presented a staffing and technology plan to speed permitting and increase inspections: two plan examiners, an additional inspector, a front‑office assistant, and improved OpenGov workflows; three new hires were introduced and a community email address set up.
East Hampton’s new building superintendent outlined a restructuring plan on Oct. 21 intended to reduce permit review times and increase inspection capacity.
Richard Normmoil told the Town Board the plan adds one additional building inspector, two dedicated plans examiners and a front‑office assistant to separate plan review from field inspections. “By assigning that function to dedicated plans examiners, we anticipate…allowing for more inspections by the inspectors,” Normmoil said.
Normmoil said the town will expand training, emphasize code certification for staff, and refine OpenGov electronic submittal categories to make the application process faster and more transparent. He introduced new or recently hired staff: plans examiners Joe Birdie and Jacob Sutherland, building inspector Aaron Arkinson and noted Paul Kleti will start soon.
Board members thanked the new staff and encouraged coordination with business groups to ease the applicant experience. The town said it had created a central email (openbuildings@eampny.gov) for community questions and that open‑gov refinements to enable expedited processing for simple permits (pools, decks, sheds, solar) are in progress.
What’s next: staff will continue OpenGov implementation, publish the new contact channel and advance training to reduce wait times; board members asked for follow‑up on first‑track processing plans and user feedback from the business community.
