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BUILDING INSPECTOR SERVICES TERM SHEET July 20, 2012 1. The City of Hugo will establish an e -mail list including all participating Building Officials. 2. Any member of the pool may request inspection services from other members of the pool at any time via the e-mail list, or by other means. The request for inspection services should include the time, date, and nature of the inspection(s). 3. Each participating Building Official should evaluate their workload before offering an inspector to provide the service. Any inspector that is provided is expected to perform the inspection according to the directions provided by the receiving City's Building Official, and shall arrive on time for the scheduled inspections. 4. Fees in the amount of $43.00 per hour and mileage at the rate of $0.555/mile, shall be payable to the providing city within 30 days of receipt of an invoice for the inspection services. The hourly rate is the average metro rate for a building inspector determined by the League of MN Cities annual survey multiplied by a factor of 1.4, then rounded to the nearest whole dollar. The mileage rate is that which is allowed in the most recent IRS determination. Participating cities may at their option, exchange services in lieu of paying the rates stated. 5. The building inspector shall only perform building inspection services and shall not conduct plan reviews, collect fees or issue permits. The Building Inspector shall provide to the receiving Building Official a copy of the proper inspection report with any correction notices. 6. The requesting City shall ensure that the building inspector has access to the improvements to be inspected to eliminate the need for multiple trips. In addition, the inspector shall have proper instructions from the Building Official and access to files and other important information that is needed for the inspection. The building inspector shall not be called upon to resolve disputes between the requesting city and the property owner or to render opinions reasonably judged by the inspector to be outside his area of expertise 7. The building inspector shall be entitled to decline any inspection which in his reasonable judgment may jeopardize human life, safety or welfare. The building inspector will coordinate with requesting city personnel as reasonably requested. 8. If the building inspector is required to offer testimony in connection with any work done or observations made, then the requesting city shall compensate the building inspector at then current rates. 9. The building inspector shall always conduct himself in a professional manner in any participating City, and shall be polite and respectful of contractors, residents, and their properties. 5 16