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Commission debates per-inspection fees and separating building-inspector fund
Summary
Members discussed moving building-permit fees into a separate building-inspector fund and considered charging per-inspection fees (examples $60–$75) to cover travel and time costs; staff to consult the inspector for time estimates.
Staff told the commission that building permit revenues will be moved into a separate building-inspector fund and suggested that inspection work could be broken out and charged per inspection in future fee schedules. One commissioner said municipalities that bill per inspection "incentivize better work" because repeat trips hit the applicant’s wallet.
Commissioners suggested per-inspection charges in the range of $60–$75 as reasonable to reflect an hour of travel and review time; staff agreed to ask Lonnie (the inspector) for typical time-per-inspection estimates and return with recommended line items in the fee schedule.
