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Committee forwards DBI fee increases despite debate over funding for tenant co‑enforcement programs
Summary
The committee forwarded an ordinance to raise Department of Building Inspection fees to full Board with a positive recommendation, after extended discussion on whether fee revenue should continue to fund community co‑enforcement and whether a commission-secretary position should be reclassified.
The Budget and Appropriation Committee voted to forward an ordinance adjusting Department of Building Inspection (DBI) fees to the full Board, amid debate about what the fee revenue should cover and whether a commission secretary position should be upgraded.
DBI said it operates on a cost‑recovery model and that a consultant fee study found the department was underrecovering for many services; as a result, DBI is proposing phased fee increases over three years and to use reserves to smooth the…
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