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DBI projects $6.1 million shortfall; department to delay parts of permit‑tracking project and pursue staff reductions
Summary
The Department of Building Inspection projects an approximately $6.1 million year‑end deficit driven by a $12.6–12.7M revenue shortfall, prompting delayed MIS/permit‑tracking spending and proposed layoffs; commissioners pressed for a Real Estate Office breakdown of rent and deferred credits.
Pamela Levin, Financial Services Manager for the Department of Building Inspection, told the Building Inspection Commission on May 20 that DBI now projects a year‑end deficit of about $6,100,000 driven by a $12.6–12.7 million revenue shortfall and only modest expenditure savings.
"Currently we continue to project a deficit of $6,100,000," Levin said, describing year‑to‑date revenues through April of about $32,400,000, roughly 11% below the same time last year. She said the department now expects to receive approximately 73% of its budgeted revenues.
The department reported year‑to‑date expenditures of about $38.5 million, modestly above last year, and forecast roughly 13% savings against budgeted expenditures if current trends continue. Levin said…
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