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Kankakee building department to start new permitting software; May permits brought in $27,748.61
Summary
Committee learned the building department will begin transitioning to new permitting software the week of the 23rd and that the department processed 137 permits in May, generating $27,748.61 in permit fees; members raised usability and access concerns.
Kankakee City’s Building and Code Safety Committee heard that the department will begin transitioning to a new permitting and adjudication software the week of the 23rd of June and reviewed May permit activity that produced $27,748.61 in fees from 137 permits.
Director Nelson told the committee the department remains on its current system and will start building and training on the new software during the week of the 23rd. Members noted the new system is the same software used by the county and cautioned that search and lookup functionality can be cumbersome unless the…
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