Title
Development Services Personnel Expansion Request
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Issue/Request:
Development Services Personnel Expansion Request
Key Issues:
Construction demand continues to increase placing additional demands on Building Inspection and Field Engineering Inspection personnel. With the increase in workload, the ability to maintain levels of service, quality of inspections, and meet schedules is diminishing. An increase of two full-time employees, one Building Inspector and one Field Engineering Inspector, will allow service levels and construction schedules to be maintained.
Proposed Committee Motion:
I move to recommend to City Council an amendment to the FY22 City Manager's FY22 Budget for the inclusion of one additional Building Inspector and one additional Field Engineering Inspector.
Background:
The Field Services Division of Development Services provides building and engineering inspections for all private construction occurring in the City of Lee's Summit. These inspections include all buildings within the City Limits and all privately constructed public infrastructure. As demands for inspection services increase the responsiveness and quality of the inspection able to be performed decreases. This results in delays in the construction process, an increase in the potential for unsafe structures, increased maintenance costs for publicly owned infrastructure, and more costly repairs for all users, both public and private, in the future. Without the proper time available to inspect buildings and infrastructure, the likelihood of a critical item being missed increases substantially. The Building Inspectors and Field Engineering Inspectors also act as a resource to the construction community by identifying challenges early in the process and working together towards mutually beneficial solutions, reducing costs and providing an end product that meets the codes and specifications of the City. Without the proper time available to address these items, inc...
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