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COUNCIL MEETING TO: Orono city council r(ov ) s ,je'( FROM: John R. Gerhardson, Public works Coordina®kTY OF O R O N O DATE: November 6, 1984 SUBJECT: Policy Review - Collecti,,o of Fees Recently it has come to staff attention that employees of the Building and Zoning Department have been receiving direct compensation from private contractors to perform inspections during times other than normal business hours (mob 'v weekends). Jeanne Mabusth, Zoning Administrator has stated that the collection of fees by an individual has been going on for several years, and it was her understanding that this was an approved policy. A review of the situation with the employees involved has determined that no one seems to know who authorized or approved the policy, only that it has been the normal procedure for quite some time. It has also been determined that there are times that inspections during other than normal business hours is necessary. Therefore there is a need for a standard written policy regarding inspections during those times. At the present time all inspections during other than normal business hours have been stopped. Until such time that a written approved policy is established, I would recommend the following guidelines be followed. 1. All inspection during other than normal business hours must be approved by the department head. i. Tho contractor or person pays the inspection fee to the City of Orono. (The current fee for inspections during other than buslneba hours is $15.88 per hour with a minimum of two hou•u as per the recommended fee schedule listed in the (USC) Uniform Building Code. 9. The employee would then subwit the amount of tine (minimum two hours) on his/her regular biweekly payroll !h 't to the Finance Department and receive one and one half t,,G-s his/her hourly rate. I have discussed this situation with City Attorney Tom Radio and it is his recOm"ildstion that we discuss this matter in executive session on November I% _a