Jacksonville Building Department Privatization:

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-...ing-inspections

Pinellas County Building Department has threatened to do the same if they did not stop drawing from the general fund.
That is also why the COT raised its fees and a Red Tag will cost you $116.00 now.

Neal Burdick
COT Construction Inspector II

WOW $116.00

Sooner or later we all get red tags even the best contractors.
Some of the not so good ones get a lot of them.

And I will bet somebody up the ladder is encouraging the fee is applied every single time. For a return trip.
Even if a situation occurs such as a home owner needs to be home. Which is not the fault of the contractor.

Since money and budget is a big concern today.