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commercial applications. It was realized that the need for professional engineering
expertise was very rare and could be easily obtained on an as-needed basis through
access to an outside consulting firm with in-house engineers. These jurisdictions also
discovered that possession of a license as a professional engineer or registered
architect did not automatically insure the individual possessed the managerial or
communications skills necessary to effectively work with employees and customers.
We would recommend the City focus their Chief Plans Examiner recruitment efforts
on confirming the individual has minimum ICC Certifications and the type of
personality that reflects a problem-solving attitude.
38.
Recommendation:
The Building Division should recruit a Chief Plans
Examiner position based on appropriate ICC Certifications and a
personality that reflects a problem-solving attitude.
Code Enforcement Activities
Morgan Hill employs one (1) full time Code Enforcement Officer under the direct
supervision of the Building Official in the Building Division. We have seen many
organizational arrangements for commercial and housing code enforcement programs.
Being that the primary responsibilities of the program is to investigate and resolve
code violations dealing with both zoning and building regulations, placing the
program within the Building Division is an appropriate choice. This arrangement also
allows the Building Official to assign the Code Enforcement Officer to perform
building inspections during peak periods of inspection requests. The City recently
contracted for a study of the Code Enforcement Program. At the time of our on-site
interviews, this report was still in a draft form and not available for our review. Rather
than potentially duplicate information that may be in that report we simply offer a few
recommendations based on our limited review of the program
39.
Recommendation:
The Code Enforcement program should establish
performance standards for responding to complaints and resolving
complaints based on complexity.
40.
Recommendation:
The Code Enforcement program should be fully
integrated into the new TRAKiT system to allow the sharing of
information necessary to resolve construction related violations.
41.
Recommendation:
The Code Enforcement program should post monthly
activity reports on the City website.