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Building and Neighborhood Services proposes position reclassifications, requests small capital additions and cites code-update costs
Summary
The department outlined a largely stable personnel budget with reclassifications in permitting, a proposed floater vehicle, ongoing STVR software maintenance, training and floodplain outreach costs, and program enhancements tied to development services career paths.
Tom Marsh, director of Building and Neighborhood Services, presented the department’s FY26 base budget and program enhancement requests to the Budget & Finance Committee, describing the work as focused on safety, quality of life and facilitating private investment in Franklin.
Marsh said the department helped facilitate substantial private development activity in 2024 and reported collections of $2.4 million in permit-related fees. “Our budget request does not change much from year to year. The vast majority of the budget is personnel,” Marsh said.
The department proposed several position reclassifications in the development services/permitting area:…
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