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<br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date <br />Administration 3/20/06 <br />Item Description <br />Re uest for Buildin Division Tem ora Position <br /> <br />Item Number <br />7.1. <br />Prepared by <br />Scott Clark, Communi Dev. Director <br />Reviewed by <br />Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />This request is for consideration of hiring a temporary building official for a six-month period of <br />time, ranging from approximately April 15th to October 15th. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Attached is a memorandum from Building Official Bob Ruprecht listing out the commercial and <br />industrial projects that will need inspection services during 2006. At this time, we anticipate up to <br />30 commercial and institutional buildings needing inspection services in addition to a residential <br />unit work load ranging from 275 - 350 single family and townhouse units. Due to this inordinate <br />amount of commercial and industrial construction, it is anticipated that a large amount of <br />overtime would be needed in order to maintain our existing service level. An alternative to <br />overtime, which produces a series of issues including how many hours would be mandatory, <br />fatigue and related items, staff is proposing is the hiring of a licensed building official for a six <br />month period of time equating to 1,040 hours of inspection time. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />Staff would propose that a temporary position would be paid $19.77 per hour (the beginning step <br />of a building official) and since this is a temporary position, would not be receiving benefits. The <br />hiring of a part time position was anticipated in the 2006 budget and a line item of $20,050 was <br />established. The total cost of the six month service would be $20,560. In addition, some overtime <br />may still be required from the building inspectors and it is anticipated that any overtime <br />expenditure costs will be neutralized by increased building permit revenues. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />. Memorandum dated March 8, 2006 from Bob Ruprecht, Building Official regarding" <br />Possible Hiring of New Building Inspector" <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />City Council to authorize the hiring of a temporary building official for six months at a cost not <br />to exceed $20,560. <br />