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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED BOARD OF BUII.DINC's CODE APPEALS NY1N-UT'ES - SEPTEMBER 28, 1995 1. ROLL CALL: Chairman Burk called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. - Present: P. Engoglia, J. Kazak, W. Piar, D. Spoerke, and R. Burk Also Present: Law Director Gareau, Building Commissioner Conway, aud Clerk of Commissions Oring. U. REVIEW AND CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES: J. Kazak moved to accept the August 24, 1995, minutes as printed, seconded by D. Spoerke, and unav.unously approved. M. COIvIMUNICATIONS: A letter, dated September 15, 1995, to the board with a response from the Law Director answeriug the questions that the members asked regarding the licensing of private home inspectors. The members have read the letter and will discuss the various points during the discussion. N. HEARINGS: No items. V. NEW BUSINESS: No items. VI. OLD BUSINESS: Work session to discuss registration requirements and information necessary to implement a program for registering private home inspectors by the City of North Olmsted. Continued from the meeting of August 24, 1995. Mr. Piar, a inember of the board and a private home inspector, asked to address the board. He submitted three newspapers articles. One pertaining to basement flooding causing a fungus from wluch cluldren had died and he pointed out that North Olmsted has had some serious flooding problems, but so far no deaths. In the second article, he had highlighted a paragraph noting North Olmsted's $51 inillion dollar debt which is close to legal limits set by the state. The third article explained that North Ohnsted had agreed to pay a fine of $175,000 for dumping untreated sewage. He mantioned the problems with the recreation center roo? a toboggan run, and the city hall. He maintained that the biggest problem in North Olxnsted was the flooding. He believed that the city should do point of purchase inspections, and noted that private inspectors are consultants, not home inspectors. A person who hu-es an inspector, only wants to laiow if he is payiug a fair price for a home. If an inspector is not competent, he will be sued, aud if a client wants to check on the record of an inspector, he can check wit3i the Better Business Bureau. He believed that a prior of sale inspection by the city would wicover problems before a sale was completed, and the home owner could adjust his price or make the needed repaus before a sale was made. Law Director Gareau advised that before a licensing program could be put into effect, some qualifying standards would have to be specified, to license without qualifications would be a waste of tune. Coutractors are licensed in the city based on the license held in other cities wluch do testing; there are no cities at present which license home inspectors. There are however, some