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Building and planning office keeps staffing steady, trims travel and training in draft 2026 budget
Summary
Tracy Jackson, building and planning, proposed a largely status-quo budget for 2026–27 that cuts travel and training, removes an unfilled co‑tech position, relies on about $1.7 million in cash balance if permit revenue falls, and requests a Wi‑Fi booster for downstairs permitting operations.
Tracy Jackson, building and planning, told county commissioners the department’s preliminary budget request for 2026 and 2027 is largely status quo and emphasizes cuts to discretionary spending while keeping current staffing levels. “We have a very vanilla, budget request. We're really status quo for the next 2 years,” Jackson said during the department presentation.
The budget matter matters because building and planning administers permitting and land‑use reviews that fund a permitting enterprise fund and support inspections and plan review. Jackson said the department manages four funds (community long‑range planning, the boundary review board, GIS, and the permitting—permitting being the enterprise fund) and proposed line‑by‑line suggestions based on historical spending.
Most of the reductions are in travel and training.…
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