Inspector's avg. salary, as reported by MSN.

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growler said:
Electrical inspectors are just employees of the city or county, they have a boss just like other employees, they can be hired off the street ( some are even temporary ) and they can be fired. The real power does not come from the inspector but from the AHJ. Just like the police, cops are not the law, they only represent the law.
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Growler (Dale),

I'll meet you for a Turkey sandwich or a beer if you can give me a definitive answer for who is the AHJ for City of ATL, Gwinnett, Dekalb, and Cobb. I'd throw in Sandy Springs as well, but those guys are easy.:grin:
 
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Growler (Dale),

I'll meet you for a Turkey sandwich or a beer if you can give me a definitive answer for who is the AHJ for City of ATL, Gwinnett, Dekalb, and Cobb. I'd throw in Sandy Springs as well, but those guys are easy.:grin:
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You are right and it can be hard to nail down just who or what the AHJ is.
The real authority rest with the local governent itself. The position of building official is created an filled by someone. I had to look up the building official for the City of Atlanta and even after I found it I can't pronounce it ( Ibrahim Maslamani ). Never met the man and hope I don't have to.

The reason that I say that an inspector is not the AHJ is this. I have a small problem at present. A certain inspector decided to overlook a small fault on an inspection two years ago, even though it was pointed out to him ( didn't want to make the homeowner mad ). Now I have a new inspection at the same property that failed, not because of anything done on this permit but because of something that was OK'd two years ago. The new inspector is a bit more knowledgeable and understands that the first inspector didn't have the authority to make said decision.

Monday I will call Lee Mclead, CBO for Cobb county and see if he will Ok a variance for this little problem, if not I'll turn the carpenters loose on it. It's a clearance issue and nothing I can do anyway.

It's really my fault, I should have insisted that the problem be corrected two years ago. I thought the inspector would insist once I pointed the fault out to him but he didn't and now it's come back to bite me.
 
Cavie said:
All of the above is a very true statement. I get the " How did you know to look for that" all the time. I just tell 'em "Been there, Done that, Got the teeshirt". An inspector is no better than his Building Official. In some cases it is the BO that corrupts the Inspector. Have tester and screwdriver, Will travel.
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Thanks, Cavie. I really have a great deal of respect for inspectors and I appreciated all the help they have given me over the years. I understand that inspectors get to see many more jobs than I will ever see and this gives them a certain advantage but they will never be able to get as in-depth into a job as the people actually doing the work. I never try to hide anything from an inspector, if they know something that I don't I want to know about it and correct the problem. I normally want a code reference
so I'll know I'm not getting erroneous information but I regard this as part of the education process ( live and learn ).

I can see how an inspector could be corrupted by a BO. I was on a job once where an inspector was ordered to come over and OK the job, not inspect but OK. It was a city job and the decision was already made that it was close enough for government work. :grin:
 
growler said:
You are right and it can be hard to nail down just who or what the AHJ is.
The real authority rest with the local governent itself. The position of building official is created an filled by someone. I had to look up the building official for the City of Atlanta and even after I found it I can't pronounce it ( Ibrahim Maslamani ). Never met the man and hope I don't have to.

The reason that I say that an inspector is not the AHJ is this. I have a small problem at present. A certain inspector decided to overlook a small fault on an inspection two years ago, even though it was pointed out to him ( didn't want to make the homeowner mad ). Now I have a new inspection at the same property that failed, not because of anything done on this permit but because of something that was OK'd two years ago. The new inspector is a bit more knowledgeable and understands that the first inspector didn't have the authority to make said decision.

Monday I will call Lee Mclead, CBO for Cobb county and see if he will Ok a variance for this little problem, if not I'll turn the carpenters loose on it. It's a clearance issue and nothing I can do anyway.

It's really my fault, I should have insisted that the problem be corrected two years ago. I thought the inspector would insist once I pointed the fault out to him but he didn't and now it's come back to bite me.
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The inspector is the AHJ or the AHJ's agent if you will.. BUT.. he can be overuled buy the BO. You cannot be held responcible for an incorrect passed inspection. Check with the BO and I am shure he will agree with you unless it is truly a life safty issue.
 
in this neck of the woods we get about $23 per inspection, 200 amps or less (Temp, R.I., Final, HVAC,etc. each $23) All sub contract.. no benefits
average income for most the inspectors is 50-70k/yr.
 
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Cavie said:
The inspector is the AHJ or the AHJ's agent if you will.. BUT.. he can be overuled buy the BO.
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Cavie that is not the case everywhere, it may well be true where you are but is not here or in other New England States.
 
growler said:
Wouldn't that depend more on how fast you drive than what state you are in?
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It depends more on how fast you can drive. :)

The little bit of time I have spent in NJ was almost always in a traffic jam. :D
 
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