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. , 1 0 0 Of 31'3 , • . , PAGE 3 0F29 . . ' COUNTY OF ORANGE 1985-86 ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN - PARTS II - IV - . , • - , RP PPA1 / planning: Inspections / 0561 - —FUND / DEPARTMENT DIVISION / ACCOUNT CODE • , . I.A. For Change #1 - - . -: • -- -, - ; 1-)- The current Code Enforcement Officer I charged with inspecting building - • - :construction. is projected to-complete 2,340 inspections-in.the:1984-85-fiacal • • .. -,..:, year. This .is equivalent to 10 inspection per work day: Inipections are: .F.. - -. - ,... projected to increase by' 210 to 2,550 in 1985-86. This is:equivalent-to: - . 11 inspections-per work day. ": ..1:- :- . 7 ' ' " : - - . . * "- • -,- %': - Discounting travel time and time spent in the office answering citizen - - - • - end- contractor questions, the Code Enforcement Officer i 'spends.approximately 44 hours of each work day conducting inspections. For the current-year; this - -- allows an average of 28 minutes per !inspection when on-site. Projections for. 198546 indicate this 'time will decline slightly to 25 minutes. ::. • 1 • - : • It .is desirable to allow an average of 45-50 minutes on-site for-each - 1 - - insOectilon. This insures 'the Officer has adequate time-to-check ill facets.of construction and discuss corrections with contractors:-Based on this guide an.Officer could perform 7 inspections per day. . Hiring of a permanent, part-time Code Enforcement Officer I -to assist the - - . • - current Officer would distribute the workload more evenly and permit a thorough inspection to be made of each construction site,' Employment for 20 hours per week would -permit the assignment-of74 inspections per day to the new Officer.and allow the current employee to carry out 7. . 2). One alternative-explored was redistribution of the workload among all existing . Officers. This was not considered feasible since it would simply increasing- ' - the workload of others above their ability td handle. Two Officers: T - • • . . - are available to carry out a projected 2,636 electrical inspections (11/day) . plus assist the Officer in charge of plumbing/mechanical inspections - (1,978 inspections or 8/day)- The average for.all three Officers is slightly- more than 6 per day. n.... . . 3) The addition of a permanent, part-time Officer would not affect other --- Departments. ..,,,..- , . 4) The proposal Is not .part of a longer range plan other than upgrading the • . -. 'part-time position to full time as inspections increase and warrant the - change in status. • 5YAddition of the part-time Officer would reduce the workload of the current - Officer from if projected inspections per day to 7 per day. This would permit a more thorough inspection to be performed on each job site. . B. 0-Addition-of a part-time, permanent Code Enforcement Officer will influence the 1985-86 budget request as follows: • , . + 10,903 ,Persbneel Services ' 500 Operating Expenses . 4,265 Capital Outlay (. Vehicle.roffice furniture) . +.,15,668 Total Impact . ' ' . • C .