North Perth council has approved Mike McKean as the newest Building Official for the municipality.
McKean joins the municipality as an employee of RSM Building Consultants who’s qualified for a list of building types classified as large and complex which generally includes buildings such as hospitals and retirement homes.
North Perth CAO Kris Snell says despite having a budget for use of RSM services, they haven’t really used much of it.
“We did budget a certain amount for RSM Services in 2024 and to date we’ve used about 25 per cent of that budget. We certainly have come a long way of not using RSM, we only use them when it’s necessary.’ said Snell.
This appointment builds on the municipality’s level of building officials with North Perth only having one other qualified inspector to cover large and complex building classes.