Regular Meeting
11/21/22 06:00 PM
Building
Christopher Heldreth
Personnel
Doc ID: 5176
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
APPROVAL OF CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER I POSITION, OFFICE ASSISTANT POSITION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
DISCUSSION:
The City Council adopted an Annual Rental Inspection Program and amended the related ordinance on July 18, 2022. The program has an implementation date for Multi-Family properties of January 1, 2023 and an implementation date of July 1, 2023 for Single Family / Duplex properties. The fees adopted by Council of $100 per APN, with a $10 per unit charge for any additional units on the APN should cover the cost of the inspection, administrative duties, paper, and postage for mail, finance support and I.T. support.
Additional staff will be required to conduct the annual inspections. Staff believes adding one (1) Code Compliance Officer I to the current Code Compliance Department will be sufficient to complete the annual inspections at this time. In addition, an Office Assistant will be required to process the paperwork, input data and schedule inspections. If the additional staff is not sufficient, staff will inform the City Manager and bring back to Council a request for additional staffing.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact will be covered with fees generated by the Annual Rental Property Inspection Program.
The fees generated should cover all costs incurred by adding this ordinance. Staff is proposing the addition of One (1) Code Compliance Officer I position and one (1) Office Assistant position. The total cost for one (1) Code Compliance Officer I position will be approximately $68,517.40 at the A step and $83,779.24 at the F step with all benefits included. The total cost for an Office Assistant will be approximately $65,044.67 at the A step and $79,565.73 at the F step with all benefits included. There are approximately 3,200 Single Family Rental Homes within the City Limits. In addition, there are approximately 207 Apartment Complexes with over 2,500 units. Support from other departments for administrative duties, paper, and postage for mail, Finance support and I.T. support is estimated at approximately $200,000 per year. Staff anticipates covering all cost’s associated with implementation of this program through the fees collected estimated at $375,000. The projected cost of the two (2) new positions is approximately $133,562.07 at the A step and approximately $163,344.97 at the F step with all benefits included.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff is recommending Council approve the additional positions to be hired prior to the implementation of the Annual Rental Inspection Program on January 1 2023, at the discretion of the City Manager.