Department Finances

2019 Budgets

2019 Adopted Budget

Due to the nature of the Planning and Building Department and the services provided, we are able to assess “User Fees” to the specific individuals using many of the department’s services, so as not to burden the community’s tax base as a whole. Historically, these user fees and other revenue sources have equated to roughly 75% of the expenditures of the department for any given year.

2019 Adopted Budget Amounts

Expenses

The Planning and Building Department is comprised of different budgets within the City’s General Fund. Those budgets and the amounts expended from them are as follows:

Revenues

The largest source of revenue produced by the Planning and Building Department is from the user fees associated with new development. These fees can be directly assessed to the individuals and projects that are using the services of the department. These user fees account for roughly 90% of the total revenue generated by the department. The other revenue source is from liens that have been previously placed on properties for unsafe building orders, grass and weed violations, and trash and debris violations. This revenue source can change drastically between years depending on the number of code enforcement cases and depending on how long a property owner takes to payoff liens associated with these enforcement cases.

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