Memorandum
Date: March 3, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Shannon Walker-Smith, Deputy Community Development Administrator
Casey Moreno, Deputy County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of Request for Board Direction Regarding Community Development Department Loan Repayment Plan and Adjustments to Ongoing Operations
Executive Summary: As the Board recalls, the Community Development Department (CDD) staff provided initial findings regarding factors that led to declining Building Division revenues, and discussed General Fund loan repayment, on December 9, 2025. The Board had additional questions over which CDD and Administrative staff have collaborated to develop responses. The Board received an update on this process on January 13, 2026, with the intention of providing the Board a more thorough presentation on February 10, 2026. On February 10th, the Board continued the item to March 3, 2026 to allow Staff to develop options which pursue two goals; repay the loan approved last December and modify department operations to reduce reliance on the General Fund.
On February 10, 2026, CDD and Administrative Office staff were prepared to present information on the following topics:
* Year to Date updates of revenue expenses by Division;
* Analysis of Building Division Fees over the past 10 Fiscal Years;
* Analysis of historical Code Enforcement Division cost recovery (i.e., gaining further insight into informants of insufficient cost recovery);
* Analysis of historical Planning Division fees cost recovery;
* Analysis of CDD funding structures in similar Counties;
* Position Allocation Analysis, by Division;
* Draft Fee analysis for CDD, by divisions (i.e., recognizing any patterns where staff time is not fully covered by current fees);
* Mid-year budget updates, issues and next steps
* Next steps for FY 26/27 and beyond; and...
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