ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
To Committee(s)
| # | Committee Name | Meeting Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business, Inspections, Housing & Zoning Committee | Mar 14, 2023 |
Action Item(s)
| # | File Type | Subcategory | Item Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Action | Grant | Accepting a Building Official Training (BOT) Grant from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry in the amount of $65,000 to hire an entry-level building inspector trainee. |
| 2 | Action | Contract/Agreement | Authorizing an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry for the grant. |
| 3 | Resolution | Appropriation | Passage of Resolution approving appropriation of funds to the Department of Community Planning & Economic Development. |
Background Analysis
The City of Minneapolis has been awarded a $65,000 grant to hire an entry-level building inspector trainee. The BOT grant is administered by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). This program is intended to provide meaningful education, work experience, and competency-based skills training that prepares trainees, 18 years of age and older, to become building officials. The objective is to encourage, promote, and provide support to municipalities who will educate and train individuals on their path to becoming building officials. The municipalities will provide training through educational instruction and paid on-the-job learning opportunities in the administration and enforcement of the Minnesota State Building Code. DLI is seeking partnerships with up to five municipalities with the objective to encourage, promote, provide, and support municipal partnerships to educate and train new building officials.