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A The Honorable Chairman And Members of the Indian River City. Commission T. R. Na son Building fees JECT DEPT. pt;fE November 24, 1982 Finance ;director DEPT _ As requested during previous sessions, Mrs. Rymer and myself have reviewed the entire revenue and expenses associated with the City -County Building Department. The results of this investigation have culminated in a revision to the attached resolution outlining fees recommended for county building projects. This resolution is followed by an analysis of building department expenses of operation and revenue sources associated with the inconne from county sources. The anal psis was made based upon the actual•fees collected from construction within the county area during fiscal year 1982. These fees were converted from the old fee schedule of the county to the schedule used by the City of Vero Beach and the Southern Standard Building Congress. Based upon the actual fee income for the county during this period the plans examining fee would have brought in $67,328. The revenue from the plumbing, electrical-, insulation and air conditioning permits would have brought in $90,109. if charged on the city fee schedule. The balance of funds necessary to meet the obligations of this department were based upon -the building permit fee that is used by the city when measured against the county sales. This revenue based upon 1982 data would have brought in $142,852. worth of revenue. Inasmuch as the balance needed from new construction ,fees was $107,743. this resulted in a ratio of .75 or 75% of the total fee required. It should be noted that this determination has been based upon an already curtailed department that has 2 members less and is based upon sales of the previous year. Therefore any changes in these estimating parameters can have a positive or negative effect on the amount of people required and the amount of revenue obtained. In my opinion the fee schedule presented represents the absolute minimum that must be derived from county sources in order to keep the Building and Zoning Department operating at a break even point and yet provide $25,000 income in transfers to the county. It should be.noted that the operating expenses of the department totaled $389,005. This amount was adjusted for the transfers to Indian River County and the City transfer of funds into the department. Through this method we can determine the shared expenses which are outlined in the attached analysis. I respectfully request the commission consider this matter at its next meeting. 110 61MK :z P'cI C of DEC 15 19'0102