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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Departmcnl Approval: Name Ron Moorsc Title City Administrator Administrator Reviewed: t EB 1 4 2005 DATE: February 11,2005 CITY Of- OHONO ITEM NO: 16 Agenda Section: City Administrator's Report Item DescriDtion: On-Site Septie Manaaer Position Revision and Reclassification Cha nges in Septic Insp ector Workload and Duties I hc Septic Inspector duties have changed substantially in recent years, as the duties related specifically to the City’s individual sewage treatment system (IS I S) program have required less time, llicrc arc a number of reasons for this, including the sewering of a number of neighborhoods, the completion of a project through which IS'fS maps were prepared for each property with an IS'fS, and the automation of IS rs compliance inspection records. rhe IS'l'S program now requires approximately 50% of the inspector’s time. 1 he remainder of the inspector’s time has been allocated to priority needs in the Building and Zoning area, partially based on the specific abilities of the person in the position. For example, because Matt Boltcrman had a background in the use of automated mapping sofiwarc (GIS), he was involved in developing the City’s mapping capabilities. rhe resignation of Matt provided the opportunity to take a new look at the Septic Inspector duties in terms of the workload needs of the Building and Zoning area. The result is a revised job description that focases on the IS’fS program and assisting with the building inspection workload. Buildinu Inspection Workload lncr ca.se The building inspection workload has been increasing in recent years, as large new projects have Iwcn added to the nonnal level of residential development, 'fhis includes the StoncBay townhou.se development, and the major remodeling of the Way/iita Country Club, fhe 65 unit condo building in the StoncBay development is currently in the development review process. Also, Spring Park has approved two condo developments with a total of about 150 condo units. Orono provides plan review and building inspection .services to the City of Spring Park, fhe.se large projects will require additional building inspection staffing. Optipnsjpr Handli ng Buildin g Inspection Workload 'fhe discussion regarding the septic iiuspection duties included a review of a number ol‘options for providing a number of services, particularly building inspections and IS'fS ins|)eclions. fhe City has, in the past, used a retired building inspector to handle temporary building inspection workload needs, fhe building staff is recommending that the additional building inspection workload be added to the Septic Ins|x:ctor position for a number of rca.sons. ITe availability of the retired building inspector on a longer term basis is uncertain. Also, a number of services that occur less frequently, such as sewer coimection ins|?cctions and nuisance