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Permitting services report steady metrics, seeks IT upgrades and staffing to sustain improvements
Summary
The Department of Permitting Services told the committee it has improved key review metrics, is moving a permitting system to the cloud, and proposed targeted staffing and technology investments as it uses fund balance to support upgrades and pilot technical assistance.
The Department of Permitting Services (DPS) updated the Economic Development Committee on Jan. 27 on performance metrics, technology migration and proposals to use a portion of the department’s fund balance to support targeted investments.
Director Sabakan opened the presentation by emphasizing that improving review timeliness and inspections is central to economic development. DPS said it is migrating its plan review system to the cloud and conducting a broader permitting‑system replacement; staff told the committee those technology upgrades are intended to consolidate and replace legacy systems that have slowed electronic plan intake and review during outages.
Why it matters: permit review and inspection timeliness affects project schedules for businesses and homeowners. Committee members pressed DPS about periods when electronic plan review was unavailable during system…
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