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HI, THIS IS PARISH PRESIDENT CYNTHIA LEE SHANG.
YESTERDAY I WAS SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO MEET WITH SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES ON OUR CO COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT AND OUR BUILDING PERMITS GROUP.
MANY OF THESE EMPLOYEES TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO GET, UH, MORE EDUCATION AND ACTUALLY GET CERTIFIED, UM, WITH THEIR INSPECTOR INSPECTION DUTIES.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? WELL, WHEN YOU BUILD A HOUSE OR YOU BUILD A BUSINESS, OBVIOUSLY YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE BUILDING TO THE PROPER INTERNATIONAL STANDARD, AND IN ALL OF THAT TO MAKE SURE IT'S DONE AND IT'S GONNA STAND THROUGH WEATHER AND ALL THE HAZARDS THAT WE HAVE, THERE'S AN INSPECTION PROCESS THAT GOES ON.
WELL, MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES JUST GOT THIS CERTIFICATION AND INSTEAD OF HAVING A SPECIFIC PERSON COME OUT FOR YOUR HVAC, FOR YOUR ELECTRICAL, FOR YOUR MECHANICAL, FOR YOUR, YOUR PLUMBING, WITH FOUR DIFFERENT INSPECTIONS HAVING TO COME OUT.
UM, NOW SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ACTUALLY CERTIFIED ACROSS THOSE DISCIPLINES.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW MUCH QUICKER THIS MAKES THE WHOLE PROCESS GO.
UM, AS WELL AS WHEN, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE TO GO TESTIFY.
NOW THEY'RE SEEN AS CERTIFIED AND THEY'RE ABLE TO TESTIFY ON THIS NATIONAL STANDARD.
THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AS PART OF OUR LOOKING AT IMPROVEMENTS TO TRY TO STREAMLINE AND MAKE THIS PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT.
IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED PROCESS BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN MORE AND MORE RULES THAT HAVE COME ABOUT IN THE PAST 20 YEARS FOR THE BUILDING CODE, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT WAYS TO JUST MAKE SMALL IMPROVEMENTS.
SOME ARE MUCH LARGER IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS WHOLE PROCESS, UM, FOR BUILDING PERMITS AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THIS CHALLENGE.
OF COURSE, IT'S GREAT FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.
IT'S ALSO PERSONALLY GOOD FOR YOUR CAREER TO GET MORE EDUCATION AND MORE CERTIFICATIONS.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU AND, UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS, UM, PERMITTING PROCESS.