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<br />~ <br /> <br />Contract In-house Electrical Inspections vs. State Inspector Analysis: <br /> <br />At the request of the city council, staff has the possible revenue available to the <br />City if we hired a "City" contract electrical inspector vs. continuing with the <br />current "State" contract electrical inspector. <br /> <br />Based on the past four ( 4) years of building activity utilizing electrical permit <br />numbers provided from the Department of Labor and Industry,: <br /> <br />RAMSEY ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES <br /> <br />2005 <br />2006 <br /> <br />1192 Permits <br /> <br />$73,688.50 <br />$51,092.75 <br />$56,521.50 <br />$58,958.25 <br /> <br />936 Permits <br /> <br />2007 <br />2008 <br /> <br />812 Permits <br /> <br />721 Permits <br /> <br />If the city hired an electrical inspector to contract our inspections and retained <br />approximately 20% for the administration of this program (based on the experience <br />of other cities who conduct in-house contract electrical inspections), in 2008 the <br />city administration fee portion would have been approximately $11,791.65 (less <br />any state surcharge fee). <br /> <br />An advantage for the Building Division would be better control of permits and <br />inspections. However, the support staff will be asked to issue, collect and manage <br />the inspection schedule for this position and maintain records for all permits and <br />inspections. Scheduling of the inspections alone would generate approximately <br />1400 to 2300 additional calls per year to the inspection line (based on a minimum <br />of two calls per permit). <br /> <br />I would anticipate the city would at a minimum need to provide an office/cube area <br />for this inspector to manage and store his/her records and conduct electrical <br />inspection business for the city. <br />