County approves 15% increase to Development Services fees, citing process improvements and transparency
After staff presented options to increase cost recovery for Development Services, the court voted to raise fees 15% this year with a public dashboard and commitment to review outcomes and aim for higher cost-recovery in future years.
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Chris Yanez, Director of Development Services, presented a proposed update to the department's fee schedule that included new fees (an IT service fee of $15 per application and a license agreement fee), renaming and recategorization of fee types, and three increase scenarios (7%, 15%, and 22% to approach ~90% cost recovery). Yanez framed the change as part of a broader plan to reduce reliance on the general fund and to sustain departmental operations, noting planned process and technology improvements including a public-facing dashboard for applicants.
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