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DBI reports balanced budget projection, commissioners press for more inspectors and clerks
Summary
Deputy Director Amel Levin told the Building Inspection Commission DBI expects to end the year balanced, driven by large-project permit revenue; commissioners pressed for faster hiring of clerks, inspectors and more plan-check capacity for major projects.
Deputy Director Amel Levin said at the Nov. 16 Building Inspection Commission meeting that the Department of Building Inspection expects to end the fiscal year with a balanced budget, citing a surge in valuation for high-dollar permits.
Levin said the department has realized 41.7% of its budget from charges for services through October, driven mainly by permits with valuations of $1 million or more, which she said have increased 62% year over year. Personnel expenditures are running at 27% of budget while about 33% of the fiscal year has elapsed; Levin said DBI has 24 more filled positions than at the same time last year…
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