Manager Craig Douglas County Weinaug said Thursday he would recommend the county to hire an independent third party reviewer to determine if the building inspectors took action outside the county authority in respect of a house Secretary of State Kris Kobach It is built.
Weinaug would also like the independent reviewer to determine how to improve the process of compliance with the county code.
Weinaug would also like the independent reviewer to determine how to improve the process of compliance with the county code.
Weinaug said it was clear that a number of people had made mistakes County after an inspector learned Secretary of State Kris Kobach was building a house in a barn in northern Douglas County last year.
"Clearly there are some things we could have handled differently because of the experience we have had," Weinaug said. "It's clear that mistakes were made by me in terms of punishment."
Weinaug had renounced fined required to Kobach, who violated the rules by starting the process of building houses without permission code. The county also gave a certificate of occupancy Kobach although it has not approved water source.
Weinaug was speaking at a meeting of the Board of Building Code Appeals Douglas County on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the county commission, during its regular meeting, had chosen not to change the county building code for the optional fine rather than mandatory.
Weinaug said Thursday he would recommend to the Commissioners and on June 17 to consider the proposal of a third reviewer. Commissioners expressed some interest in the Wednesday, but delayed the decision to a future meeting.
Weinaug said the person who is hired must have credentials building inspection. I wanted that person to see if the decisions being made are "properly within the authority of the building official" and means the county could make your application process better code.
"I anticipate that the county commission will support it," Weinaug said.
Weinaug was asked if he would be asked council building code appeals for review.
Weinaug said the commission could choose the board for the job, but added that there might be concern that a couple of members who had been critical of the way the county handled the case Kobach are in conflict.
"Some members of this forum have made statements that might cause one to wonder whether you would be able to be perceived as objective about these questions," Weinaug said. "That's my speculation."
"That sounds like a reasonable speculation," the chairman of the board and a local architect said Stephen J. Lane.
Lane said he believes that the decision to hire someone was a good idea. He also said he was concerned there are other violations of code with the project Kobach unresolved.
Kay Pettit, an inspector of the county, said that Wednesday's meeting that there were at least 30 violations of administrative codes, several violations of life safety codes and zoning questionable seven articles on the case.
"Clearly there are some things we could have handled differently because of the experience we have had," Weinaug said. "It's clear that mistakes were made by me in terms of punishment."
Weinaug had renounced fined required to Kobach, who violated the rules by starting the process of building houses without permission code. The county also gave a certificate of occupancy Kobach although it has not approved water source.
Weinaug was speaking at a meeting of the Board of Building Code Appeals Douglas County on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the county commission, during its regular meeting, had chosen not to change the county building code for the optional fine rather than mandatory.
Weinaug said Thursday he would recommend to the Commissioners and on June 17 to consider the proposal of a third reviewer. Commissioners expressed some interest in the Wednesday, but delayed the decision to a future meeting.
Weinaug said the person who is hired must have credentials building inspection. I wanted that person to see if the decisions being made are "properly within the authority of the building official" and means the county could make your application process better code.
"I anticipate that the county commission will support it," Weinaug said.
Weinaug was asked if he would be asked council building code appeals for review.
Weinaug said the commission could choose the board for the job, but added that there might be concern that a couple of members who had been critical of the way the county handled the case Kobach are in conflict.
"Some members of this forum have made statements that might cause one to wonder whether you would be able to be perceived as objective about these questions," Weinaug said. "That's my speculation."
"That sounds like a reasonable speculation," the chairman of the board and a local architect said Stephen J. Lane.
Lane said he believes that the decision to hire someone was a good idea. He also said he was concerned there are other violations of code with the project Kobach unresolved.
Kay Pettit, an inspector of the county, said that Wednesday's meeting that there were at least 30 violations of administrative codes, several violations of life safety codes and zoning questionable seven articles on the case.
