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DBI budget proposal stalls after commissioners raise staffing and Qmatic concerns
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission failed to approve the Department of Building Inspection's proposed FY2012'13 budget after commissioners questioned staffing levels, hiring delays and the Qmatic rollout; the commission voted to continue the hearing to the next meeting.
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission on Feb. 2 declined to approve the Department of Building Inspection's proposed budget for fiscal year 2012'13 after commissioners raised concerns about staffing, hiring delays and service changes tied to a new customer-queueing system.
Pamela Levin of DBI told commissioners the department must submit its budget to the mayor's office by Feb. 21 and that negotiations with the mayor's office and the Board of Supervisors follow that deadline. "We have to submit the budget to the mayor's office on February 21," Levin said, underlining the limited window for revisions before the mayor's review.
Commissioners pressed DBI on several fronts: whether the department has allocated enough plan reviewers and clerks for the Fifth Floor permit counter, how many of the roughly six new inspector…
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