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Shawnee moves GIS into community development; planning, code enforcement budgets remain flat
Summary
City staff moved the GIS group into community development and described largely flat 2026 community development spending while noting an uptick in construction activity and costs tied to codebook purchases and staffing absorption.
Doug Hemseth, identified in the presentation as the GIS manager, led the community development budget discussion, saying the department’s request is “a very flat budget” overall and that the most visible change is the addition of GIS staff to the department.
“This should look pretty familiar to everyone, hopefully, because it's a very flat budget,” Hemseth said, adding that moving GIS into community development should improve mapping and planning outputs.
Why it matters: The transfer of GIS from IT to community…
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