Agenda Item Name:
Title
Request for new 1.00 FTE Plans Examiner for the Growth Management Department
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Presenter:
Missy Daniels
Description:
This request is to add a new 1.00 FTE Plans Examiner for building permit plan reviews, which would bring the total to three plans examiners.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the request for a new 1.00 FTE Plans Examiner in the Building Division of Growth Management.
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
The Plans examiner positions are fully funded out of the enterprise fund for building permitting functions and there is adequate budget for a new 1.00 FTE. This fund receives its revenue from building permits. No general fund revenue is spent for these positions. For this 1.00 FTE, we will recruit the full range for all levels.
Plans Examiner I : $21.1438 to $32.8447 hourly rate; $43,979.10 to $68,316.98 annual rate or Plans Examiner II: $22.2645 to $34.5855 hourly rate; $46,310.16 to $71,937.84 annual rate or Plans Examiner III: $23.4447 to $36.4186 hourly rate; $48,764.98 to $75,750.69 annual rate or Plans Examiner IV: $25.9957 to $40.3814 hourly rate; $54,071.06 to $83,993.31 annual rate.
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Background:
Review of Building Plans by a licensed Plans Examiner is required by State Statute and the Florida Building Code. We currently have two full-time plans examiners and use a third party reviewer.
468.604 Responsibilities of building code administrators, plans examiners, and inspectors.-
(3) It is the responsibility of the plans examiner to conduct review of construction plans submitted in the permit application to assure compliance with the Florida Building Code and any applicable local technical amendment to the Florida Building Code. The review of construction plans must be done by the building code administrator or building official or by a person licensed in the appropriate plans examiner category as defined in s. 468.603. The plans examin...
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