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Reallocation of 2500 employee hours from data entry in the office to inspections in the field. <br />This equates to a savings of $75,000 through reallocation of county resources at $30.00 <br />per employee hour or one position. The number of inspections can increase as much as <br />15°~ before an additional inspector would be needed; thus delaying the need for <br />additional field staff. <br />By Saving Paper, We Save More Than Money <br />Customer Service <br />•Improves consistency and quality of inspections by correlating State Building Code with <br />problems identified; detail printout left with citizen/contractor for reference. <br />•More time for citizens-less for data entry; 2500 employee hours reallocated to citizens. This <br />equates to $75,000 of county resources at $30.00 per employee hour. <br />Chronic problem areas will be analyzed for most frequent violations, then used as educational <br />programs for citizens, contractors, and businesses.• All associated project notes available on <br />job-site provides better customer service. <br />•Increases professionalism and uniformity by enabling inspectors to select from pre-defined <br />code sections. <br />•Will serve as backup during emergencies or disasters; no downtime! <br />Detailed Feedback to the CitizenslBusinesses <br />Communication <br />•Continued maintenance of $215,000 Land Records {911} Address Verification Project by <br />acquiring GPS coordinates of new structures during construction phase. <br />•Standardized, bar-coded code deficiencies for citizens /businesses ;enhanced <br />communication. <br />•Detailed permit information available to inspector on job-site, provides inspector with access to <br />entire open case load.• Code related reference material available to inspector and citizens on <br />job-site. <br />•Ability to review complete inspection history of a permit, including comments and notices. <br />•Will serve as backup during emergencies or disasters; no downtime. <br />•Look-up of all inspections outstanding, including those that have been scheduled for future <br />dates. <br />•Ability to capture digital photos and sketches, providing building history to share with the <br />Revenue office, Land Records and ENIS. <br />Maintain new building location data; GPS coordinates and digital photos taken at each entrance <br />to large structures. This data to be provided to Land Records and EMS (911) <br />Public Safety <br />•Provide GPS coordinates with associated address identifier at the entrance of each structure <br />for rapid emergency response by EMS 911 & fire. <br />•Provide digital photographs (front, sides, and rear} of completed structures far use by <br />emergency response (EMS 911) and Land Records for entry into buildings. <br />•Provide GPS coordinates with associated address identifier for driveways and private roads <br />where location is not evident from a main public roadway or multiple structures are located on <br />same driveway or private road. <br />•All structure information will be available to inspectors during emergencies or natural disasters. <br />