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Saco council hears FY2027 budget presentations; departments ask for staff and capital to meet growth and compliance demands
Summary
At the April 13 meeting, department heads presented FY2027 budget requests emphasizing staff conversions and capital projects: Code Enforcement seeks a full‑time electrical inspector; Planning outlined housing, transportation and open‑space work; Water Resource Recovery detailed a plant upgrade with commissioning this fall; IT requested cybersecurity investments and an AI working group; Fire seeks a life‑safety officer and equipment replacements.
Saco department directors used the April 13 City Council meeting to outline FY2027 budget requests focused on staffing, regulatory programs and major capital projects.
Code Enforcement Director David Tumi asked the council to convert a half‑time electrical inspector into a full‑time position to handle a sustained high workload. Tumi said his office processed roughly 1,799 permits, conducted about 1,995 field inspections and handled 185 complaints in the past year; those volumes and permitting complexity drove the request for what he said would make the department a 6.5‑full‑time‑equivalent complement in the short term. “We’re looking for a full‑time electrical inspector,” Tumi said, adding that a long‑serving master electrician plans to retire and the new hire would require overlap for training.
Planning Director Charles Tedleman described 26 active planning projects, 82 compliance matters and near‑term…
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