CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- After nearly a decade of primarily outsourcing its building inspection duties, the city has brought those services back in-house.

City officials announced Aug. 22 that the Building Department had completed the transition, with the hiring of two more inspectors over the summer.

This brought the total to four inspectors, supported by three permit technicians.

This has eliminated the need for additional contracting with private vendor SAFEbuilt , which had been hired full-time in 2016.

Last year, Mayor Kahlil Seren appointed Chief Building Official Eric Elmi as the city’s fully certified commissioner.

Elmi began revising the SAFEbuilt contract and restoring the municipal service.

From there, the administration worked with City Council on staffing and upd

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