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Finance and fire department present budget overview and proposed building-permit fee increases
Summary
City finance staff reported the general fund is on track through May; the fire department proposed raising plan-review and permit fees to better cover inspection and review costs, which would increase revenue if adopted during the upcoming budget process.
City finance staff gave the council an update on the general fund through May and described the city’s budget process and constraints, while the fire department proposed modest increases to plan-review and other permit fees to better match staff time and inspection costs.
"So as you can see, it's, the operating budget," said Roger, who provided a monthly briefing showing year-to-date expenditures are near expected percentages and that licensing and permitting revenues were above budget because of large inspection permits. Roger told the council the general fund is in reasonable shape and noted that intergovernmental…
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