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Commissioners pause individual fee-waiver approvals, table Crossings waiver until county policy is drafted
Summary
Staff requested a pause on ad-hoc fee-waiver approvals to allow a countywide policy and budget review; commissioners directed staff to return with a policy by Oct. 21. The board also voted to table a specific $32,000 building-fee waiver request for the Crossings apartments until the policy is in place.
County staff told the board they will pause decisions on individual fee-waiver requests while they conduct a historic review of fee waivers and forecast budget implications. Commissioners directed staff to return with a proposed fee-waiver policy at the Oct. 21 meeting.
Beth Helmke, interim county administrator, and Dan Short, finance director, said departments set fees based on staff time and that the county needs a consistent, equitable policy because fee-waiver volume and value are growing and can…
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