Safety and Permits 2027 budget
At a glance
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- What: the proposed 2027 budget for the Department of Safety and Permits, which issues permits and licenses and brings in revenue.
- Where it stands: proposal cuts about $900,000 in general fund personnel (up to 12 vacancies plus two retirements) and $120,000 in non-general-fund spending. The council has not decided; members want cost-benefit and return-on-investment data before accepting cuts.
- Next: the department owes the council cost-benefit data, the status of Inspector General report recommendations, fines issued and collected, and restructuring details before the next hearing.
- Key people: Suzanne Carbine (director), Ernest Leger, Brandy DeLarge, Matthew Willard, JP Morrell.
Sources
Discussion time
About 42 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - City Council Budget Hearings | 42 |
Log
- 2026-10-19 - City Council Budget Hearings - Budget presentation: about $900,000 in general fund personnel cuts (up to 12 vacancies plus two retirements) and $120,000 more outside the general fund. Council pressed for cost-benefit and return-on-investment data, the Inspector General report status and a compliance-officer post; several members questioned cutting a revenue-generating department. A resident criticized permitting practices.