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Planning Department previews FY2012–14 budget and shows demo of new permit/project tracking system
Summary
Planning staff presented a FY2012–14 budget projection (modest fee growth and CPI adjustments), outlined capital and staffing requests, and demoed a joint Planning/DBI permit and project‑tracking system that will enable online intake, fee estimates, payments, document upload and project tracking. Staff noted redevelopment unknowns remain and recommended further work on interdepartmental integration.
Planning Department leadership presented the department’s proposed FY2012–14 revenue and expenditure plan and provided an update on the long‑planned cross‑department Permit & Project Tracking System.
Finance manager Keith DeMartini told commissioners the budget assumed a 3% volume growth for applications, implementation of a fee study in 2013–14 and only CPI fee adjustments in the near term; the draft also included one‑time capital asks for IT modernization and a request for limited new positions to support counters, payroll/commission staff and system support. Director Grama cautioned that the draft does not yet reflect…
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