The city inspectors were just doing their job, the way city inspectors usually do.
It says they were put on administrative leave. Presumably with full pay. Probably their work days won’t be that different than they were before.
“The city inspectors were just doing their job, the way city inspectors usually do.”
The inspectors in the cities where I worked spent most of their time hiding out under bridges napping or socializing in coffee shops. Some went home to take naps. Once, one was caught in a city truck having sex with an admin. on company time. (They both kept their jobs.) Whenever it was suggested that they actually “do their jobs”, they cried to the unions, and management had to back off.