More than $90,000 in permit fees were collected by Saline County planning and zoning and environmental health in 2019.
That's the word Saline County Commissioners got from Tim Hamilton, planning and zoning administrator. Hamilton presented his 2019 update to commissioners during the regular weekly commission meeting this morning.
Hamilton told commissioners that during 2019, a total of $90,720 in permit fees was collected. In Saline County there were 79 building permits issued, 115 septic permits issued, 93 water screenings conducted, and 37 water well permits issued, according to information provided by the county. The Environmental Health division of the department also services Ottawa, Ellsworth, and Lincoln counties, the information noted.
Additionally, commissioners discussed with County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes the budget process for 2021. Smith-Hanes also told commissioners that he will be working on a five-year financial projection and trends report that he plans to share with the commissioners in early March, according to the provided county information.
Commissioners also approved updates to two personnel policies. The first policy was updated to reflect the current Internal Revenue Service standard mileage rates and the second was to reflect changes to the federal mandates on the utilization of a secure database to conduct queries of commercial driver’s licenses.
Commissioners also met in an executive session concerning economic development, according to information provided by the county.