Adopt Resolution #25-236 Supporting Submittal of Building Official Training Municipal Grant

The Building Official Training (BOT) Municipal Grant program from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) was created to offer competitive grants to qualified municipalities that want to establish a training program in their building code department to train an individual toward becoming a Minnesota-certified building official. The program provides partial funding and training guidance. The training program will provide the full-time building code department trainee with on-the-job training and education while under the supervision of the city's Minnesota-certified building official. 
 

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 The dates for the grant cycle are for budget year 2026. Application submittal date is October 17, 2026. Awarded cities will be notified by mid-December.

DLI plans to award funding to approximately 10 applicants. The maximum amount of funding that can be requested by a single applicant is $75,000.  The awarded funds are not intended to fully fund the trainee position and grantee contribution is expected.  The adopted 2026 Preliminary Budget includes the addition of a full-time Plans Examiner/Inspector.  However, past recruitments have proven that many of the applicants do not hold a Building Official license, and they come with limited experience in the Plans Examiner/Inspector role.  If awarded, the grant funds wouold aid the City in training a less experienced individual to meet our needs in both residential and commercial building inspection services.

Staff recommends to adoption of the resolution to support to submittal of the grant application.

Motion to adopt Resolution #25-236 Supporting the Submittal of the Building Official Training Municipal Grant application.