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Community Development Director Hanson said she does not believe there is a known cause for the turnover. She explained that Building Inspector/Plans Examiner Lindahl's ultimate goal was to be a Building Official and she got an offer to be an Assistant Building Official elsewhere. City Administrator Hagen explained that there have been changes that impacted the resignation of the Permit Technician II that are not appropriate to share publicly. Councilmember Musgrove asked if Assistant Building Official Knight has the skills that are needed to be the Building Official and if they will still have to depend on Rum River Consulting. She asked what gave Staff the confidence to expedite Assistant Building Official Knight's promotion to Building Official to October 5, 2024, instead of the previously discussed date of July 1, 2025. Community Development Director Hanson explained that when they first evaluated this,Assistant Building Official Knight was an Inspector, and they needed to see him at a supervisory level before moving forward. She shared that over the last few months, he has more than proved himself in the role and has helped streamline processes. She said she has no issue with moving Assistant Building Official Knight into the Building Official role. She noted that they will not need to use Rum River Consulting services very much at all outside of inspection services. Councilmember Musgrove asked if Assistant Building Official Knight currently has a consulting job elsewhere. Community Development Director Hanson said no. Councilmember Musgrove congratulated Building Inspector/Plans Examiner Lindahl on accepting a new role to advance her career. She shared concern with Building Inspector/Plans Examiner Lindahl's ability to work a full-time job and work 14 hours a week for the City. She asked what these 14 hours would look like. Community Development Director Hanson shared that Building Inspector/Plans Examiner Lindahl was the one who offered her services for up to 14 hours a week to the City for plan reviews. She said these hours would be in the evenings and on the weekends. City Administrator Hagen added that he also had some concerns with this; however, they are able to monitor logins and activity through the software that is used. He noted that the plans that Assistant Building Official Knight would have her review are new homes which tend to not have a lot of phone calls or back and forth with applicants. Councilmember Musgrove asked if Building Inspector/Plans Examiner Lindahl would be logging in remotely or be issued a City computer. City Administrator Hagen said she will be given a City computer. The consensus of the Council was to move forward with promoting Assistant Building Official Knight to Building Official and hire Building Inspector/Plans Examiner Lindahl back as a City Council Work Session / September 24, 2024 Page 2 of 13