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Electrical inspector wait times and DOB staffing impacts

3:39:32

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102 sec

Council Member Sanchez raises concerns about increased wait times for electrical inspections. Commissioner Oddo explains the current situation and context.

  • Wait times for electrical inspections have increased by 4 days in the first 4 months of fiscal 2024
  • Overall DOB headcount has decreased by 54 positions to 1,553
  • Commissioner Oddo notes that while not ideal, the increase in wait time is still a small fraction of overall development timelines
Pierina Ana Sanchez
3:39:32
Thank you.
3:39:33
Thank you.
3:39:33
That's helpful.
3:39:34
So emergency response teams.
3:39:37
Just to one final one on on its it's taking longer to get electrical inspectors according to the PMMR.
3:39:44
In the 1st 4 months of fiscal 24, the weight rose by 4 days.
3:39:49
But in fiscal 2019 2020, the weight was lower at 2.6 2.3 days or effectively.
3:39:55
In the same period, DOB's headcount has decreased by 54 positions to 1553.
3:40:02
So
Jimmy Oddo
3:40:03
Yeah.
3:40:04
So Can
Pierina Ana Sanchez
3:40:04
I have a repeat question?
Jimmy Oddo
3:40:05
Yeah.
3:40:05
It's it's it's it's in under the umbrella of the development inspections and and overall was combined in development even though there's, like, a 9% uptick in request for submissions, and that's customer driven.
3:40:22
They they reach out to us.
3:40:25
Overall, we're still around 3 days.
3:40:28
Within that development umbrella, as you said, there there is individual ticks.
3:40:33
In part, again, because of the number of submissions, in part because of the restriction on overtime.
3:40:41
But I I just think it's not the direction I wanna be going ever, but I just ask that you kinda keep it in the context of the length of development timelines can be measured in years.
3:40:52
So this uptick is still a fraction of that time.
3:40:55
It's not where we want to go.
3:40:57
We're aware of it.
3:40:59
But overall, absorbing Overall, given these these circumstances, I understand why the numbers are what they are.
Pierina Ana Sanchez
3:41:11
Thank you.
3:41:14
Okay.
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