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• Fee Calculation <br />• Code Inquiries <br />Permit Technician Assistant. The Permit Technician Assistant provides the first point of contact for <br />Building Permit Applicants and is the primary scheduler for Building Inspections. This position was <br />originally budgeted at 20 hours per week, but was expanded to 40 hours per week in late 2015 based on <br />existing workload and historical workload trends. The current Permit Technician Assistant is Ellen <br />Krueger. Ms. Krueger has an undergraduate degree in Community Development from Saint Cloud State <br />University, a Horticulture Certificate from Anoka Technical College, and recently obtained her <br />certification as a Permit Technician from the International Code Council (ICC). <br />• Permit Acceptance <br />• Scheduling <br />• Contractor Licensing <br />• Septic Maintenance Administration <br />AP <br />Consulting Building Inspector. Due to seasonal and annual variations in workload patterns, the City <br />elects not to employ an additional Building Inspector. The City has contracted with a consulting <br />inspector since 2009 to aide the Building Official as workload demands require. The City currently <br />contracts with Inspectron, Inc. for consulting building code services. <br />• Plan Review <br />• Inspections <br />IL\ <br />Consulting Electrical Inspector. The City elects to administer the State Electrical Code locally instead of <br />through the State of Minnesota. Workload levels do not support the hiring of a regular City employee, <br />so the City elects to contract for these services. The City currently contracts with Tokle Inspections for <br />Electrical Code Administration. Tokle Inspections handles Electrical Permit Plan Review, Inspections, and <br />Scheduling. The City administers permit issuance. <br />• Plan Review <br />• Scheduling <br />• Inspections <br />NUISANCE CODE ENFORCEMENT (POST -DEVELOPMENT) <br />Nuisance Code Abatement for Zoning Code and Building Code violations are handled by existing Staff <br />and contracted services in addition to their primary roles listed above. General Nuisance Code <br />Abatement such as long grass, garbage, etc. is handled by the Police Department. <br />Recommended Changes <br />1. Revise Revenue Forecasts. The City has contracted with Ehlers to perform an analysis of <br />historical and forecasted revenues from Applications and Permits. It is recommended that <br />revenue forecasts be increased for 2017 based on historical levels and forecasted projects. <br />These forecasts will be offset by the investment in resources indicated below. These forecasts <br />Community Development Staffing Plan <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />DRAFT: April 7, 2016 <br />