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Planning Commission forwards $537,002 proposed planning department budget to county with 5–1 vote
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 5–1 to forward the planning department's proposed 2026 budget of $537,002 to the Board of County Commissioners; commissioners debated fees and cost recovery and staff said most of the budget is personnel costs.
The Shawnee County Planning Commission voted 5–1 to forward the planning department’s proposed 2026 budget of $537,002 to the Board of County Commissioners after a presentation by Planning and Zoning Administrator Harine Perez.
Perez told commissioners the proposed budget increases from the 2025 approved total (listed in materials as $491,169) primarily because the office is fully staffed with five employees and because of wage step increases and July raises. She said personnel services account for more than 98% of the…
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