The Toledo Department of Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention Bureau has decided to wait to re-inspect violations of fire codes at the Lucas County Republican Party headquarters.

As first reported by the SwampBubbles.com, a re-inspection was scheduled to take place Jan. 28 to follow up on four violations sited during the controversial Lucas County Republican Party Central Committee meeting on Dec. 21.

Fire inspector Jeff Cook contacted Jon Stainbrook, contested GOP chairman, to let him into the building, said Dave Dauer supervisor of the Fire Prevention Bureau. Stainbrook never showed up to let the inspector in, he said.

Stainbrook could not be reached for comment.

The fire inspector will wait for the controversy over who will lead the Lucas County Republican Party to be decided before attempting again to re-inspect the property, Dauer said. Stainbrook has been challenged by a faction led by attorney Jeff Simpson.

“There are no major violation there at all,” Dauer said. “It can wait until they decide the new head of the Republican Party.”

The first violation deals with an assembly permit being paid for the building and has been taken care of, Dauer said.

Other violations include four fire extinguishers that were not maintained, a faulty door on an electrical panel and accumulation of combustible waste material on the second floor.

The fire inspector will also place three capacity signs in the building. The second floor will have a maximum occupancy sign of 370, one first floor office will have a maximum occupancy sign of 100 and the other will have a maximum occupancy sign of 65.

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