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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
Resubmit responses to IAS Apr. 2025
business which include budgeting, training,
Begin accreditation May 2025
certifications, transportation, communication, code- process and audit
adoption and enforcement process, inspections, plan
Complete accreditation June 2025
reviews, permitting, hiring, training employees,
process
interdepartmental coordination, and training
contractors on department requirements. The
International Accreditation Services examines each Update:
process and allows jurisdictions to identify operational All documents that received comments (28 documents) and
inefficiencies, misalignments, and inadvertent submitted to the respective team contacts for review and
redundancies. comment. We are planning to have the package ready for
uploading to IAS by July 18, 2025.
Currently only three other cities within Texas are IAS
Accredited: McKinney, Plano, and San Antonio. This
accreditation will emphasize the technical knowledge,
commitment to the citizens and development
community by highlighting dedication to innovation
and customer service within an organization. The
accreditation of the Building Inspection Division would
build on existing accreditations already achieved by
other City departments. These accreditations are a
valuable tool when attracting new businesses and
retaining existing businesses.

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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