Council approved two personnel measures during the meeting: a resolution (CCR25) establishing a part‑time city building inspector/plans examiner and wage terms, and updated fire department job descriptions with a new intermediate "fire engineer" classification.

On CCR25, staff said the city has been contracting plan-check services and has faced increasing vendor costs; the proposed change converts those services to a part‑time city position intended to stay within an existing budget cap of $105,000 while increasing available in‑house hours. The position was described as $55/hour, up to 30 hours per week; the employee would pay for their own health insurance through Covered California, and staff expects residential plan checks immediately and commercial plan checks after the employee completes a final certification module.

Councilor Speaker 8 moved to approve CCR25; the motion passed by voice vote with the council recording several ayes and no opposition. Staff said moving the position in‑house is expected to be cost‑neutral compared with prior contracted spending and provides greater availability for plan checking during busy periods.

Separately, the fire chief presented modest updates to firefighter and fire captain job descriptions to reflect current certification language and proposed creating a fire engineer position to fill a hiring gap between firefighter and captain. Council approved the updates and creation of the fire engineer classification by voice vote.

Practical details: staff said the building official will initially handle residential plan checks and then commercial upon completion of certification; the part‑time position is structured to provide flexibility during low and high workload seasons. The position will be included in any forthcoming master fee schedule adjustments that may offset some salary costs.

Provenance: CCR25 discussion and vote; fire job descriptions and fire engineer creation.