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AGENDA ITEM TRANSMITTAL FORM
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1. VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING:
Meeting Date: Meeting Type: Regular Ordinance #: N/A
May 12, 2011
Consent Agenda: No Resolution #: 4-11
Originating Department: Community Development
2. AGENDA ITEM TITLE: (Wording form the SUBJECT line of your staff report)
Resolution 4-11,
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA,
APPROPRIATING FUND BALANCE AND INCREASING THE GENERAL FUND 2010-2011 BUDGET BY
$9,600.00 AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR INCREASED BUILDING INSPECTION
SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
3. BUDGET / FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Account #: 001-180-531.325 Amount of this item: $9,600.00
Current Budgeted Amount Available: Amount Remaining after item:
$0.00 N/A
Budget Transfer Required: No Appropriate Fund Balance: Yes
4. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF MAJOR ISSUES: (This is a snap shot description of the agenda item)
Consideration for funds adding additional building inspection services, to reduce the current turnaround time in
processing plan reviews for permits.
5. APPROVALS:
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Dept. Head: Finance Director: Y ,' eviewed for Financial
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Attorney: (for legal sufficiency) Yes ❑ No ❑
Village Manager:
• SUBMIT FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION: �
• APPROVE ITEM: U
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Memorandum
To: Mayor, Vice Mayor and Village Council /
Michael Couzzo, Village Manager
From: James M. Weinand, Dir. of Community Dev./Fire C'
Date: May 2, 2011
Subject: Consideration for funds adding additional bu' ing
inspection services
As you are aware the Community Development Department is
currently on a three-week processing time for plan reviews for
permit. Buck Evans and I have had several brainstorm meetings
and have even tried to ship some of the plans out to another
reviewer. We concluded that the only way to reduce the
turnaround time for issuing permits is to get some inspector
assistance for Buck. This will afford him the ability to stay
in the office longer to accomplish the plan reviews and be
available to answer homeowner's and contractor's questions, in
person, thus providing better customer service for our residents
needs.
This will be on an as needed basis, if the workload decreases
the inspectors hours will decrease accordingly. Buck feels that
an additional twenty hours of inspection help per week will fix
that current problem. The maximum weekly rate for the additional
inspector would be $1200.00. I'm requesting funding for this
increased inspection services for eight weeks.
On an optimistic note, the increased construction activity is
having a positive effect on the Departments revenues. As of
April 14 we have already collected 86.90 ($186,747.61) of the
anticipated $215,000.00 in building permit fees.
This request is for Council's consideration to appropriate
$9,600.00 to add additional inspection services and assist in
reducing the plan review processing time.
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RESOLUTION 04-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, APPROPRIATING FUND BALANCE AND
INCREASING THE GENERAL FUND 2010-2011 BUDGET BY $9,600.00
AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR INCREASED BUILDING
INSPECTION SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, recent construction activity and construction interest has created a
back log in the Community Development Department of the Village of Tequesta;
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department is currently on a three-
week turn-around time frame for processing plans for permits;
WHEREAS, it's the Village's desire to reduce this three-week turn-around time
frame to expedite the residents construction needs and requests;
WHEREAS, it will be necessary to appropriate Fund Balance to provide
additional funding for the increased building inspection services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 Village Council hereby adopts Resolution 4-11 appropriating Fund
Balance and increasing the General Fund 2010-2011 Budget by $9,600.00 to provide
additional funding for the increased building inspection services.
Section 2 This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage.