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Permits and inspections budget trims staff, cites rising permit revenue from large housing projects
Summary
Director presented FY26 Permits & Inspections budget showing elimination of one full-time position after workload review, modest revenue increases tied to major developments (including conversion of the YMCA to 89 units), and higher vacant-building fees taking effect July 1.
Bill Ward, director of the department presenting Permits & Inspections, told the Board of Finance on May 28 that the department’s FY26 budget proposes eliminating a single full‑time position after a service-inventory review concluded the vacancy did not justify full-time staffing.
Ward said revenues for the division are expected to rise modestly in FY26 because of ongoing and forthcoming large projects. He noted a recent trades-permit payment tied to the former YMCA conversion — a permit fee of $362,000 for demolition and renovation to create 89 housing units — as an example of one-time but substantial…
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