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Show Building Inspectors enjoy "Rush Season" met. If contractors would comply with the 24 hour request on inspections, this would help the Inspection Department formalize a definite daily schedule. This would enable them to be of greater service to the citizens of Cedar City. The City Inspection Staff of three is performing a commendable com-mendable service for Cedar City. By the Cedar City Salary Survey Committee The job requirements of the City Building Inspector are enormous. Mr. Morgan Slack has been Cedar City Building Inspector for 13 years. But because of the growth of Cedar City, he now has two assistants-another building inspector and a plumbing inspector. All three inspectors in-spectors are on 24 hour emergency call. During fee, t building , process, an average home requires 10 on-site inspections in-spections to comply with mandatory State Uniform Code, Federal Codes, and City Building Codes. The increasing demand for home building permits has taken precedence over other duties. Over 200 home building permits were issued in 1977. In addition to inspecting homes, the Inspection Department is responsible for issuing the building permits, city contractor licenses, as well as being responsible for the electrical requirements for municipal buildings and grounds. There are over 50 contractors con-tractors working in Cedar City. Additionally, several residents are building their own homes. During good building weather, that necessitates several inspections in-spections every day. The City has asked that requests for inspection be made 24 hours in advance, but so far, only 1 inspection . in 20 is arranged in advance. That means that the building inspectors for the city have to be on "demand" call even on weekends. If a building contractor did not inquire about City Building Codes at the time he obtained ob-tained his City License, he sometimes has to suffer delays until the codes are |