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Council questions $1.2 million building-permit technology fund; staff says funds are restricted
Summary
Council members asked why a large reserve built from a 10% building-permit technology fee sits at about $1.2 million and whether some of it could be used to support code enforcement or other town needs; staff said the fee and resulting fund are restricted to building functions and must be analyzed before any transfer.
During budget review Council Member Garcia asked for details about a technology fund inside the building-permit program that has accumulated roughly $1.2 million from a 10% technology fee on permits.
Dan, the building official, described the fund's origin: "There was an ordinance to add a 10% technology fee to each permit that's issued. So what you're seeing there is a collection of historical 10% on each permit on an annual basis that now we're at a million dollars." He said the town has considered technology investments such as AI-assisted plan review…
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