HomeMy WebLinkAbout3688ORDINANCE NO. 3690
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, amending the 2004 budget for
adjustments relating to development permit processing.
RECITALS
A. The City of Kent, as with all other greater Puget Sound cities, has
struggled to balance revenues with expenditures in a downward trending economy.
B. In order to reduce expenditures to meet lower revenues, the City has
laid off employees and kept vacant positions unfilled, resulting in a net reduction in city
staff of approximately 100 employees.
C. The City has received evidence of an increase in building permit
applications, which will also result in a concurrent increase in permit fees and
revenues for the 2004 budget year.
D. These permits, however, must be timely processed and, in order to do
so, City administration seeks to hire a limited number of additional staff on a temporary
basis in order to timely issue permits during the upcoming construction season.
E. For these reasons, it is appropriate to increase the 2004 general fund
budget in an amount of $200,000.00, in order to hire the temporary staff needed to
process increased workload demands in the City's Development Services Permit
Center.
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NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. — Budget Adjustment. The 2004 City general fund budget is
amended to include budget fund adjustments as summarized and set forth in Exhibit
"A," attached and incorporated into this ordinance.
SECTION 2. — Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to
the effective date of this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed.
SECTION 3. — Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. — Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, Y CLERK
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Tim C arty MAYOR r✓o t.•Q
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TOM BRUBAKER, CITY ATTORNE
PASSED: aW day of April, 2004.
APPROVED: vW day of April, 2004.
PUBLISHED: ?4 day of April, 2004.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. &G 009'
passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the
Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated.
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RENDA JACOBE CITY CLERK
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EXHIBIT A
Permit Center
Workload Mitigation Proposals
Proposed
Department Increase Program Changes
Building Services $51,000 Plans Review -Temporary employee for five months
Inspections - 20,000 for overtime
Planning Services $37,000 Hire one temporary planner for five months - 17,000
Overtime costs and other expenses - 20,000
Permit Center $30,000 Hire permit tech. and receptionist for five months
Fire $32,000 Overtime costs
Public Works $50,000 Two temp. Engineer 2 positions for five months
Total Requests $200,000
Additional Revenue $200,000 Kent Station, Lowe's, Sagale, etc.
Net Cost $0