Council extends building and code‑compliance contracts, asks for in‑house vs. contractor analysis and enforcement plan

Community Development Director Lucas Cybert told council the city can extend one‑year contracts for building & safety and code‑compliance services while staff re‑solicits competitive proposals. "We have the opportunity to extend these for a year," Cybert said, noting the extensions are intended to prevent gaps in legally required services while the city updates solicitations.

Council members expressed concern over cost and capacity and asked for a deeper analysis comparing the lifetime costs of in‑house staffing to contracted services, and for options to expand proactive enforcement. Staff said the contracts were competitively bid previously and that bringing services in‑house could increase fixed costs but would give more direct control; staff agreed to return with a detailed pro‑con analysis and scenarios. Council voted to approve the near‑term extensions and to task staff to deliver a clearer cost comparison and a proposal for prioritized, proactive code enforcement.