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Building and legal offices present 2026 budget proposals; e‑permitting and tax‑foreclosure revenue discussed
Summary
The Building Department outlined a reduced tentative budget for 2026 with plans to accept electronic plan submissions in 2026 and ongoing microfilm conversion; Town Attorney Joe Danko presented a legal budget with a new tax‑foreclosure line and asked for conservative revenue estimates.
At the Greenburgh Town Board work session on Oct. 21 the Building Department and Town Attorney presented separate budget requests and operational updates.
A Building Department representative reviewed updated permit fees and said permit activity is consistent although below the recent three‑year record peak. The presenter said the department will move more records from microfilm into Laserfiche and server storage and plans to accept electronic plan submissions through Municity in 2026.
On development activity, the Building Department said large projects have slowed and that Regeneron has delayed phasing for some work; the presenter had contacted Regeneron but did not expect new construction starts before year‑end.
Town Attorney Joe Danko described a proposed legal budget that appears higher by approximately $43,000 on paper but, after reallocating a removed in‑house counsel salary and related health insurance costs, translates into an approximate net $5,000 increase from last year. Danko also said the budget includes a new $50,000 line for tax‑foreclosure purposes and cautioned that auction revenue estimates are uncertain: “If I were to say a number right now it would be arbitrary,” he said, but added he expected at least one or two large auctions next year.
Why it matters: E‑permitting prepares the town for electronic plan review and should streamline inspections and records access; at the same time legal and foreclosure lines feed into the town’s revenue assumptions for the 2026 budget and require conservative treatment.
Next steps: Building staff will finalize electronic submission timelines for 2026; the town attorney and tax receiver will provide conservative foreclosure revenue estimates to support budget finalization.
