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Financial/Economic Development

Goal 1: Continue Responsible Fiduciary Emphasis for the Organization and Council
Objective 2: Organize to Improve Operational Efficiency
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
Core (IAS) Building Certification Project Completion Planning & Development Services
FED
1.2.3
Summary:
Estimated Actual
The International Accreditation Services (IAS) is a Milestones Completion Completed
robust process and examines many aspects of doing
Complete Building 02/28/2023 03/23/2023
business which include budgeting, training, Department Accreditation
certifications, transportation, communication, code- Jurisdiction Profile
adoption and enforcement process, inspections, plan
Questionnaire
reviews, permitting, hiring, training employees, Submit profile 02/28/2023 03/23/2023
interdepartmental coordination, and training
questionnaire form and
contractors on department requirements. The quote form to IAS
International Accreditation Services examines each
process and allows jurisdictions to identify operational
Submittal of IAS pre- Mar. 2024 Mar. 2024
inefficiencies, misalignments, and inadvertent
assessment
redundancies.
documentation
Comments received by IAS Apr. 2024 Apr. 2024
Currently only three other cities within Texas are IAS
Accredited: McKinney, Plano, and San Antonio. This Resubmit responses to IAS Aug. 2024 Aug. 2024
accreditation will emphasize the technical knowledge, Begin accreditation 09/01/2024
commitment to the citizens and development process and audit
community by highlighting dedication to innovation Complete accreditation 02/28/2025
and customer service within an organization. The process
accreditation of the Building Inspection Division would
build on existing accreditations already achieved by Update:
other City departments. These accreditations are a We are still working to revise the documentation as it relates to
valuable tool when attracting new businesses and the responses that were provided back to us from IAS. Some
retaining existing businesses. work is being done internally; other information has been
requested from departments outside of PDS.
Furthermore, by achieving accreditation for the
building department, this would allow us the
opportunity to better the City's ISO Building Code
Evaluation Grading System (BCEGS) scores. The scores
rate a building department on their effectiveness in
implementing the adopted codes for both commercial
and residential structures.

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