Burnet hires chief building official
Burnet City Hall. Staff photo by Caden Senn
The city of Burnet recently hired a new chief building official, Steve Riggs, to help streamline responsiveness and communication at the city level during construction and development processes.
Riggs, who began work last week, will serve as a dedicated administrator of building codes, an inspector, and a plan reviewer of developments throughout the city.
“Having (Riggs’) expertise in-house allows the city to provide more responsive service, reduce reliance on third-party inspectors, and improve communication throughout the development process,” City Manager David Vaughn wrote in his City Manager Message on April 2. “Just as important, it brings greater consistency in how inspections are conducted and how codes are interpreted, which is something our contractors greatly value.”
Riggs previously served as the chief building official for the city of Boerne for over three years, the interim chief building official for the city of Kerrville for nearly three years, and as a building inspector for Kerrville for seven and a half years before that.