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Planning director urges fee adjustments and staff support; commissioners cautious on pay increases
Summary
Planning staff briefed commissioners on the preliminary FY26 planning budget, recommending raising the subdivision exemption fee and pressing for a pay-grade increase for a planning technician; commissioners signaled limits on immediate salary increases and discussed consultant use and training.
Ravalli County planning staff presented a preliminary fiscal year 2026 budget and a policy discussion on May 27 that centered on declining subdivision application revenue, a proposal to raise the subdivision-exemption fee, and a request to regrade a planning technician’s position.
Rob (planning staff) told commissioners the department’s revenue from subdivision applications has slowed and that many property owners are using subdivision exemptions, which carry a lower $250 fee, rather than paying the $1,500 fee for a full preliminary plat. Rob noted state law caps the…
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