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i- MEMO TO: Clerk -Administrator and City Council FROM: Director )f public Works/Community Development DATE: Uctober 24, 1985 SUBJECT: ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR FUR THE CITY ur NuUNDS JIEW As you may know, Bob Edmond is retiring eftective October 31, 1985. We are all sad to see him lea✓e and will miss his good services very murk. I have interviewed 3 electrical inspectors for the City of Mounds View. The 3 electrical inspectors I interviewed are Robert Clauson, Gunnar Pederson, and Clarence Jorimen. Each one of these electrical inspectors have the talents and abilities to do a good job for the City of Mounds View. This makes the decision very difficult. However, all things considered, Robert Clauson is the person that I would like to recommend as the electrical inspector for the City of Mounds View. He is presently the State electrical inspector for Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Vadnais Heights, Blaine and a few other Cities in the northern suburban area. His references have all been good and I am sure he will do a good lob of electrical inspection for the City of Mounds View. The other issue to resolve is whether the City shculd use the State electrical inspection services and have them use Robert Clauson as electrical inspector or retain Mr. Clauson on a contract basis with the City as the electrical inspector. At the present tim?, the issues are as follows: 1. If we have the State conduct our electrical inspections, the electrical 'nspection fee to the homeowners and builders stays the same as they are now. :he City will not receive 2u8 of the electrical inspection fee as we do now. In 1984, the electrical inspection fees were S3,000 which means the City took in approximately $600 as revenue. The City also processed a fair amount of paper- work and answered several phone calls. In other words, the revenue and the work fir the revenue seem to balance out. The State updates the fee schedule on their own from time to time. 2. If the City were to contract with Robert Clauson to be the Electrical Insp_ctot for the City, the City wculd still retain 2ri of the electrical permit costs. The fee to the homeowner/builder will be approximately 5-201 higher than the fee is now. The City will continue to process a certain amount of paperwork and answer the phones as we do now. Again, the fees and the work involved to receive the fees seem to balance out. The amount of $600 pays for approximately 30 hours of work 15600!(58/hour x 2.5) - 30 hours). From time to time, the City must update the electrical inspector's fee schedule.