Board adopts annual fee schedule; building-permit methodology changed to square-foot basis

Budget manager Diane Moore presented the county's annual fee schedule (Resolution 2026-40), telling commissioners that most published rates are unchanged but several clarifications and adjustments are proposed. She said published language for Hardy Lakes was clarified (no rate change) and explained consolidated fire inspection plan-review and permit fees with a new revision fee equal to half of the plan-review or permit fee. "We're combining the plan review and permit fees to improve efficiency and streamline the billing process," Moore said.