- (1) Requested services during normal business hours are provided at the hourly rate per inspector of eighty-five dollars per hour. In addition, the current mileage and per diem rates as established by the Washington state office of financial management (OFM) will be charged for travel.
- (2) The hourly charge is assessed in one-half hour increments. The charges are incurred starting when staff leave their official work station and ending on return to their official work station.
- (3) The hourly rate will be one hundred dollars for services provided during nonbusiness hours. Nonbusiness hourly rates apply for services provided before 8:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. during the weekday and for services provided on Saturday, Sunday, or recognized state government holidays listed in RCW 1.16.050.
- (4) Persons requesting service with less than two business days notice may be subject to a charge of two additional hours at the applicable hourly rate.
- (5) If staff must provide service at multiple locations, the final billings will be prorated accordingly.
- (6) The department will recoup at cost, from the person requesting the service, expenses for unforeseen items necessary to complete the inspection service.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 09-03-022 and 09-03-023, § 16-91-040, filed 1/9/09, effective 2/9/09.]