ADOPTED - AUGUST 28, 2007

Agenda Item No. 10

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A FAST TRACK PERMIT REVIEW SYSTEM IN THE DRAIN COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE AND SETTING FEES FOR THE SYSTEM

RESOLUTION #07-187

WHEREAS, the Drain Commissioner issues a large number of permits, licenses and approvals (collectively referred to as “permits”) under a variety of state and federal statutes and county ordinances and resolutions; and

WHEREAS, persons involved in development and construction of new or rehabilitated property in Ingham County must often seek permits from the Drain Commissioner; and

WHEREAS, the number of staff processing permit applications in the Drain Commissioner’s Office is not sufficient to provide the service levels desired by some applicants; and

WHEREAS, the demand for permits is not so large as to financially justify hiring of more county employees.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners establishes the Fast Track Permit Review System as proposed by the Drain Commissioner in the Drain Commissioner’s Office, as a strictly voluntary means by which persons seeking expedited service on one or more permit applications may pay the applicable flat fee (additional to that established by the Board of Commissioners in its annual fee-setting resolutions) to secure review of their permit applications by private engineers under contract with the Drain Commissioner.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the flat fee schedule for Fast Track Permit Review as proposed by the Drain Commissioner is hereby adopted, with further amendments to the flat fee schedule to be processed in accordance with Board of Commissioners’ policy.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Drain Commissioner shall report on the implementation and usage of the Fast Track Permit Review System in all future annual statutory reports to the Board of Commissioners.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  De Leon, Nolan, Copedge, Soule, Severino, Dougan

Nays:  None            Absent:  None         Approved 8/21/07

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Celentino, Weatherwax-Grant, Grebner, Hertel, Tennis, Dougan

Nays:  None             Absent:  None         Approved 8/22/07