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Building Inspection Commission backs DBI fee increases, asks for three‑year review
Summary
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission approved proposed fee adjustments based on a Matrix Consulting Group study, authorizing staff to draft implementing legislation and requiring a three‑year review; the motion passed 6–1.
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission voted 6–1 on April 28 to support a package of fee adjustments for the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) and to authorize staff to work with the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance for the Board of Supervisors and mayor.
Director Isam Hassanen presented a consultant and staff analysis showing that DBI was under‑recovering costs across many service lines and estimated a 29 percent shortfall overall — roughly $10.8 million for fiscal 2008–2009. "Overall, the study found that DBI under recovers its cost by roughly 29%. That amounts to approximately $10,800,000 in the 08/00/2009 fiscal year," Hassanen told commissioners during a detailed PowerPoint presentation of the fee study and business process reengineering (BPR)…
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