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**A full time housing inspector is projected to meet the needs of a vastly increased program of housing inspection. Currently, approximately 10% of the rental units in the City are inspected annually. This includes one visit to each building and one or more unit inspections in each building. Therefore, 4-plexes are completely inspected on a 4 year cycle, 6-plexes on a 6 year cycle, etc. To achieve more complete review of each unit in the City will require a nearly 9-fold increase in the number of inspections required. Fortunately, this will not require a 9-fold increase in time as it will be more efficient (timewise) to inspect additional units on each floor of a building. Further discussion with Council will determine the level of expertise needed for this position. It is expected that a recent graduate of North Hennepin's Building Inspection Technology program or a similar background will be an appropriate candidate for this position. The experience of the building inspector is a necessity to provide supervision and interpretation of the codes applicable to rental unit inspection. E. PUBLIC WORKS/MAINTENANCE The Public Works Department is responsible for the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of the City's infrastructure. For budget purposes, the department is split into 7 budgetary areas. These are Engineering and Planning, City Shop, Street Maintenance, Water Operations, Sewer Operations, Surface Water Management, and Recycling. The major areas of services provided by the department are as follows: a. Maintenance of 52 city vehicles and other city equipment. b. Maintenance of City Hall and City Shop facilities including parking lots and equipment. c. Snowplowing, patching and sweeping of over 42 miles of streets under the City's jurisdiction. d. Installation and maintenance of traffic signs under City jurisdiction; currently there are over 1 ,400 traffic signs. 28