Mr. Carroll asked on the permit revenue comparisons, it would be nice to understand the difference in the revenue going up and down from year to year. He stated that maybe there was a large project or something that the community should look at to see if we could support those different developments.
Mr. Brand stated that he noticed the same things and thought it might be the type of permit that was applied for because there were 200 more permits applied for in 2025 than in 2023 and there was $8,000 less in income.
Ms. Swackhamer stated that commercial permits had a much higher fee, for instance when Can Pack was issued that permit was a higher fee.
Mr. Carroll stated that the information was great, it just would be nice to know what those big permits might be.
Mr. Brand asked for an electronic copy of that 3-year comparison.
Ms. Swackhamer stated yes that she planned to provide that information to County Council and the Commissioners so that everyone was more aware of those items.
Mr. Brand asked for an update on the electric fence concerns.
Ms. Swackhamer stated that a lot of information had been collected and that as part of the overall Ordinance revision that would be included. She stated that she did not want to push through an amendment quickly.
Mr. Brand stated that the Commissioners’ meeting would typically be on the third Monday of the month but due to the holiday, the January 20th meeting was on Tuesday. He stated that he would also like to compliment Ms. Ingermann for presenting at the City Council meeting on Monday.
Ms. Swackhamer stated that she was unable to be there but that she knew Ms. Ingermann would represent the office well.