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Board hears minor technical edits to capital improvements element; staff cites statute allowing some CIP changes by ordinance
Summary
Staff presented cleaned-up red-lines for the intergovernmental and capital improvements elements and explained that state statute now allows some CIP additions to be made by local ordinance rather than a comp plan amendment.
County staff presented cleanup edits to the intergovernmental and capital improvements elements, and explained a procedural change related to the capital improvements program (CIP).
Staff said much of the capital improvements element red-line was stylistic and focused on making tables and level-of-service language easier to read; staff cautioned that if commissioners change level-of-service (LOS) targets the CIP text would need corresponding edits.
On procedure, staff noted a change in state practice: where previously adding a project to the CIP would require a comp plan amendment, state statute now allows certain additions by local ordinance. Staff described that corrections, updates, and modifications concerning costs and revenue sources may be handled by resolution rather than by ordinance in some cases, and promised to provide the precise statute citation for commissioners.
Why it matters: whether a project is added to the CIP by ordinance or by plan amendment affects the public-review steps and the state review obligations that follow. Commissioners asked staff to provide the statutory citation and to bring any LOS changes forward with coordinated red-lines to the CIP.
Next steps: staff will return with the cited statute, a red-line showing any LOS changes the county directorates recommend, and an explanation of the public hearing/ordinance/resolution steps required for CIP updates.
