City inspectors said after an inspection Monday that more work still needs to be done before they could issue a certificate of occupancy for the new Westbrook Middle School.

The city’s code enforcement officer, fire inspector and electrical inspector said they hoped to issue at least a conditional certificate of occupancy by Wednesday, after American Journal deadline.

But, early this week, the question remained whether the school would be ready for students on Jan. 4 and, if not, when that would be determined.

Superintendent Reza Namin and middle school Principal Brian Mazjanis emphasized Tuesday that they plan on opening the school on Jan. 4. However, at a meeting Monday afternoon, representatives of the school, the city, Harvey Construction and architect Harriman Associates expressed varying levels of confidence in the school being ready on time.

School officials intended to stick to the plan to start moving on Wednesday classroom equipment and materials from Wescott Junior High School to the new school. If the building is not complete by Jan. 4, school officials said they’d consider delaying the start of school for the week following winter vacation.

Among the unresolved problems, inspectors said, are toilets that don’t flush, light switches that don’t work, a missing sprinkler head in a storage room, unlabeled electrical equipment and the lack of a device to disconnect the dishwasher.

Obtaining the certificate of occupancy, which was originally supposed to be issued Dec. 15, is the first step in the process by which students can be allowed into the school. In addition, both the construction company and the architect need to compile so-called “punch lists” of tasks that still need to be completed. Students can move in before those tasks are done if the certificate of occupancy is issued and if the middle school steering committee votes to accept the building from the architect.

“I, as one member, am not going to accept this building until it’s done,” said Rene Daniel, co-chairman of the committee.

Project manager Tony DaCosta of Harvey Construction said there are some things that won’t be finished by Jan. 4, including the installation of lockers on the third floor, which won’t be done until February.

“The goal from now until the 4th is to do as much as possible,” he said.

So far the items on the punch lists, DaCosta said, “aren’t very drastic,” and he believes the building will be substantially complete and ready for students by Jan. 4.

“It seems like we’re very, very close,” said architect Dan Cecil of Harriman Associates. “I really want you guys in here Jan. 4. I don’t want another delay.”

Still, officials stressed the importance of making the call as soon as possible as to whether students will definitely be attending the new middle school after their winter vacation.

“Right here at this moment, it’s going to be difficult to reverse. It’s going to be hellish to reverse three or four days from now,” City Council President Brendan Rielly said at the meeting Monday.

“I don’t want to be having another steering committee meeting Jan. 2 and we’re biting our nails,” said School Committee Chairman Greg Smith.

Stakeholders agreed to meet again Wednesday afternoon following another inspection by the city.