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Planning Department proposes staff additions and $42M fee‑driven budget for 2016–18
Summary
Planning Department Director John Ram presented a two‑year budget on Feb. 4 projecting continued permit volume growth, a $5M projected surplus this year, and requests for 14 new FTEs (annualizing to 19) focused on backlog, policy, process improvements and outreach.
Director John Ram and administration director Tom DiSanto presented the Planning Department’s proposed FY2016–17 and FY2017–18 budget to the Planning Commission, telling commissioners that sustained permit and application growth supports revenue assumptions and targeted staffing increases.
Key numbers: staff said the department processed more than 8,400 permits and enforcement cases through December, projects about 13.6% year‑over‑year volume growth for the current year and a…
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