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MEMORANDUM
MEMOMEMO
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Michalyn DelValle Community Development Director
Mary Jane Montana, Chief Building Official
SUBJECT: Authorize out of state travel for Chief Building Official Mary Jane Montana and Plans Examiner Jack Smalley to attend training (ICC EduCode) in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 11 through March 15, 2019
DATE: February 5, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
California Health and Safety code requires that all construction inspectors, plans examiners and building officials shall, within two years of the date of hire, obtain certification from a recognized association. Additionally, the County job description for Chief Building Official requires that the Chief Building Official shall obtain certification within 1 year from the date of hire (2/13/19). However, due to the inordinate amount of time spent on wildfire damage assessment this summer, the Chief Building Official has received authorization to postpone her certification deadline to March 31, 2019. Plans Examiner Jack Smalley must obtain his certification by September 18, 2020.
Further, all inspectors, plans examiners and building officials shall complete a minimum of 45 hours of continuing education for every three-year period. The Health and Safety Code Section 18949.31 goes on to state, "the local agency shall bear the costs of certification, certification renewal, and continuing education as mandated by this chapter".
Knowing these state requirements, the Building and Safety Budget Unit 2602 for FY 18/19 provides adequate funding for training and travel for all County building inspectors, the plans examiner and the Chief Building Official. Building and Safety is a self-funded budget funded by permit revenues, and provides all building code and zoning enforcement functions for the County.
Historically, when the budget allowed, several staff members were sent each year to week- long intensive training (either ICC o...
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