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y.d ADMINISTRATOR KENNINGS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT DUE TO THE EMER— GENCY NATURE OF THIS REQUEST AND THE FACT THAT THESE FIRE ESCAPES HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH, THE MATTER HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. a SUPERINTENDENT MCCLURE STATED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL BE GLAD TO REPAY THE COUNTY FOR THEIR EXPENSE. DON ADAMS, CITY—COUNTY BUILDING DIRECTOR, APPEARED IN REGARD TO A PROPOSED NEW FEE SCHEDULE. HE NOTED THAT THE REVISED FEE SCHEDULE WHICH I WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY IN DECEMBER OF 1975 WAS SIMPLY A STOP—GAP MEASURE TO KEEP HIS DEPARTMENT FROM GOING INTO THE RED. MR. ADAMS STATED THAT HE AND CITY MANAGER LITTLE HAD WORKED TOGETHER TO TRY AND COME UP WITH A FEASIBLE FEE SCHEDULE THAT WOULD MAKE THE DEPARTMENT SELF—SUFFICIENT. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SCHEDULE HE IS ASKING THE BOARD TO ADOPT IS THE SAME FEE SCHEDULE THAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL; ALTHOUGH, THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN ACTION ON IT AS YET, MR. ADAMS CONTINUED THAT HE HAS STUDIED FEE SCHEDULES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THE SOUTHERN BUILDING CODES RECOMMENDED FEE SCHEDULE. HE NOTED THAT FOR SEVEN YEARS THEY WENT WITHOUT ANY FEE INCREASE AT ALL, AND THE LAST REVISION IN NO WAY MAKES UP FOR THE SEVEN YEAR GAP. MR, ADAMS THEN PRESENTED SOME COMPARATIVE FIGURES IN REGARD TO BUILDING PERMITS, STATING THAT A $20'000 TWO—BEDROOM HOUSE UNDER THE PRESENT SCHEDULE WOULD HAVE FEES AMOUNTING TO $124.90, AND UNDER THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE, THEY WOULD AMOUNT TO $150.40. MR. ADAMS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT BECAUSE OF THE TENDENCY OF APPLI— CANTS TO MINIMIZE COST OF CONSTRUCTION ON THE APPLICATION, HE HAS BROKEN DOWN THE COST PER SQUARE FOOT ON BUILDINGS AND ESTABLISHED A SCHEDULE TO BE USED BY HIS STAFF IN LOOKING OVER THE APPLICANT S FIGURES TO DETERMINE IF THEY APPEAR TO BE OUT OF LINE. THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY A PART OF THE NEW PRO— POSED SCHEDULE, BUT JUST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE. ON THE SPECIALTY PERMITS, I.E., PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, HE RECOMMENDS A ONE—STEP INCREASE — ELECTRICAL INSPECTION WOULD GO FROM $4.00 TO $5.00 FOR THE FIRST 8 OUTLETS, ETC. MR. ADAMS NOTED THAT THEY HAVE TRIED TO INCREASE IN THE AREAS WHERE THE MOST INSPECTIONS ARE MADE, AND STATED.THAT THEY NOT ONLY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE DEPARTMENT SELF—SUFFICIENT, BUT WOULD LIKE TO BUILD UP A SURPLUS WHEREBY THEY COULD PURCHASE CAPITAL ITEMS WITHOUT BEING A BURDEN ON THE AD VALOREM TAXES. 8 mAUG 181976 PON t