Development Services proposes phased permit fee increases and cuts to proactive code sweeps
Development Services Director Amin Thomas proposed a $74 million FY27 budget and a plan to phase a 35% permit fee increase over three years while recommending elimination of two vacant neighborhood enhancement code officers that would halve proactive sweeps from 20 to 10 annually.
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Amin Thomas, Director of Development Services, presented a proposed FY27 budget of $74,000,000 that authorizes 507 positions and described a revenue recovery plan and program reductions. Thomas told the council the department evaluated options with developers and stakeholder groups and proposed a phased 35% increase in permit revenue over three years (15% in year one, 12% in year two, 8% in year three) with a 1% surcharge adjustment.
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