Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/27/2010

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.% Attn: Mick Kaehler, Building Official January 8, 2010 7550 Sunwood Drive NW Ramsey, MN 55303 Hello Mr. Kaehler, I am writing to you on behalf of Randy Harris and myself and asking you to consider the two of us in your search for electrical inspectors for the city of Ramsey. We have been providing electrical inspection services for the city of Coon Rapids since July 1, 2008. Each-one of us carries professional. liability insurance ($1,000,000.00 per act; $10,000,000 total) as well as general liability insurance ($1,000,000.00 per act; $2,000,000.00 total). Together we have been working in an area that really only supports the need for one electrical inspector. However, like Ramsey, Coon Rapids wished to have 2 inspectors available so that their would always be a backup. Due to the costs of transportation, health care, various insurances, and self employment taxes, this has not been a profitable venture for either one of us. Never the less we signed an agreement with the city of Coon Rapids to provide these services for 1-1/2 years which has concluded as of January 1, 2010. At this point they have asked us to stay on and continue to provide these services for another 6 months in the hopes that things will improve and that it might be possible to obtain a normal full time position with them. 1 believe that it is in the best interest of everyone concerned that cansideration be given to the thought of all of us working together to solve the electrical inspection needs for both cities; Ramsey and Coon Rapids. Currently Randy and I get $35.00 per inspection and each of us bill once a month. While this might. seem like a great deal of money, you will not find one electrical contractor willing to do a one half hour service call for anything close to this amount. Couple this to the number of inspections available, divided by 2, and you will soon understand why Randy and myself continue to have other employment and why we would both prefer to have a normal full time job. I am told that Mr. Douglas Whitney (Chief Building Official for Coon Rapids) has or will be in contact with you regarding this idea. I wanted to contact you as well and introduce myself. Attached you will find a copy of my resume. You will also find attached a copy of one of the plan reviews that I have both created (the general form) and done for Coon Rapids (with the customer information taken out for privacy concerns). If there is anything else I can provide you with please let me know.