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APPENDIX A BUILDING INSPECTOR POSITION DESCRIPTION _.Position Description: Perform comprehensive building, housing and fire inspections on residential, commercial and industrial properties to ensure compliance with existing city and state codes and policies governing new construction and existing structures. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Provides a set number of hours per week in a specified time frame (to be decided upon by the parties) whereupon the City of Mounds View can schedule inspections. • Provides a set number of hours per week in a specified time frame (to be decided upon by the parties)to be present in Mounds View City Hall for resident walk-ins. • Provides guidance and assistance in all areas of building permit applications and reviews all submitted permits to ensure compliance with established state and local codes and ordinances. • Oversees and issues permits which are in compliance and provides assistance in identifying changes required in specifications to meet established codes. • Calculates building permit fees and ensure that all fees are assessed accordingly. • Conducts on-site comprehensive inspections to ensure compliance with existing codes including building,mechanical, plumbing, fire and housing. • Ensures all related paperwork is completed and full documentation is available for decisions related to the inspection process. • Provides concise code interpretations for those circumstances in which there is a difference of opinion of the specific intent of a specific code provision. • Assists with city, county, state, and federal programs by taking applications, performing inspections and completing paperwork necessary to provide eligibility for applicants. • Reviews contractor license applications for recommendation to the City Council. • Investigates citizen complaints related to the building,housing,and fire code activities of the City with the goal of resolving issues in the best interest of all concerned. Peripheral Duties: • Informs the Public Works and Community Development Director of any inspection related activities which require immediate attention or action. • Consults with the City Attorney as required to review and assure proper legal requirements are being met in all building,housing, and fire code activities, or to initiate legal action to ensure code compliance. • Continually reviews existing code and ordinances for consistency in ease of enforcement and interpretation and recommend modifications wherever necessary. • Attends meetings as assigned or as requested when matters relate to responsibilities assigned. N:\users\cans\build.con 9.Mounds View Building Inspector Contract-Draft I-2/1/99