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Commission authorizes 10% MAPD fee increase to improve cost recovery
Summary
The county approved a 10% increase in MAPD application fees (effective July 1) to raise the planning department's cost recovery toward 28% amid rising inflation and processing costs; the item passed unanimously.
County planning staff recommended and the board approved a 10% increase to county MAPD application fees, aligning the county with a similar action recently taken by the City of Wichita.
Staff said the planning department's cost recovery for processing applications ranged from about 21%–23% and that inflation between 2018 and 2023 was nearly 20%; raising fees by 10% would increase recovery toward 28% and reduce the share of general fund subsidy. The amendments are intended to be effective July 1 and do not increase the MAPD budget but reduce the general‑fund subsidy required to support MAPD operations.
Commissioners noted the county previously paused to await the city's decision; the motion to adopt the fee increase passed unanimously.
