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Emmaus council approves third‑party Compliance Engine for fire inspections
Summary
The council voted 7–0 to adopt a third‑party Compliance Engine for fire inspections, with the borough incurring no direct cost and property owners/contractors responsible for small per‑inspection fees, officials said.
Chairman Brown introduced a proposal brought forward from the Health Sanitation & Codes committee to utilize Compliance Engine software to manage third‑party fire inspections and close a backlog of missing inspection reports.
Brown described the software's use in other Pennsylvania municipalities and said the tool would help the borough meet NFPA/NFPA‑72 and life‑safety reporting requirements. "There is no cost to the borough for this, if I'm not mistaken," Brown said, adding that property owners may pay a modest fee of about $5 to $35 per inspection as part of the contractor's services. After a motion and second, the council approved the proposal on a 7–0 vote.
Council instructed staff to proceed with implementation steps and to confirm the administrative details and vendor terms through the appropriate channels.
