(A) Creation of office. There is hereby created the Office of City Building Inspector, an executive office of the city.
(B) Qualifications. The City Building Inspector must be capable of carrying out all duties as set forth in this section. Due to his or her requirement of technical training or knowledge, the City Building Inspector need not be a qualified elector of the city nor a resident prior to his or her employment. No person who is a defaulter to the city shall be eligible to the Office of City Building Inspector.
(C) Bond. Before entering upon his or her duties of office, the City Building Inspector shall execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties. This bond shall be filed with the City Clerk. The cost of the bond shall be paid for by the city.
(Ch. 24, Par. 3-14-3 – now repealed; ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 5-3-9)
(D) Duties.
(1) He or she shall issue all building permits complying with the ordinances and requirements of the city;
(2) He or she shall inspect and approve, or disapprove, all work contracted to be done for the city and all materials or services provided by the contractor;
(3) He or she shall inspect and supervise installations or repairs of any and all private sewers and connections with city sewers by contractors or property owners within the city;
(4) He or she shall require changes to be made in any work or installations which he or she finds, in his or her judgment, to be unsatisfactory; and
(5) He or she shall perform any other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the City Council and the Mayor of the city.
(E) Compensation. The City Council shall fix the salary of the City Building Inspector in the annual appropriation ordinance. The salary shall neither be increased nor diminished during the fiscal year in which the appropriation is made. The City Building Inspector shall make and return to the Mayor a semiannual report verified by affidavit of all fees and other compensation received by him or her.
(ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 8-2-9; Ch. 24, Par. 3-13-2 – now repealed)
(F) Prohibition against pecuniary interests. Unless otherwise provided by statute, the City Building Inspector shall not be interested, directly or indirectly, in his or her own name or in the name of any person, association, trust, or corporation, in any contract, work, or business of the municipality, or in the sale of any article whenever the expense, price, or consideration of the contract, work, business, or sale is paid either from the treasury or by any assessment levied by any statute or ordinance. The City Building Inspector shall not be interested, directly or indirectly, in the purchase of any property which:
(1) Belongs to the municipality;
(2) Is sold for taxes or assessments; or
(3) Is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit of the municipality, unless specifically so provided by statute.
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Ch. 24, Par. 3-14-4 – now repealed; Ch. 24, Par. 3-141 – now repealed