Title
Budget Amendment of FY2026 Code Enforcement Special Revenue Fund
Action
ACTION:
Amend the FY2025-2026 Budget Ordinance in the Code Enforcement Special Revenue Fund (8510) to appropriate $3,264,334 of fund balance to continue the development of Accela and technology enhancements.
Staff Contact: Ebenezer Gujjarlapudi, Director, LUESA
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
LUESA Code Enforcement is requesting to appropriate Code Enforcement Fund Balance for the continued technological advancement and development of Accela's permitting, plans review, and inspections platform. The department is currently migrating data from legacy systems to Accela's new platform in the technology area. The ongoing development work planned for FY25-FY26 includes the following components: EPM migrations to Accela, a mobile application, Special Inspections, reports, Fire Inspections and dashboards for both industry and staff. The total cost for these ongoing efforts is $3,187,744.00.
Additionally, the Office of State Fire Marshals has issued the new 2024 North Carolina State Building Codes, which will take effect on January 1, 2026. The department needs to purchase these codes to ensure that staff have access to the most current edition, which will cost $76,590.00.
The total funding request from the enterprise fund balance is $3,264,334.00.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Code Enforcement Fund Balance appropriation of $3,264,334. The changes have a minimum impact on revenues for Code Enforcement's fee sources for continued operation. Code Enforcement will be monitored during the 2026 calendar year and re-evaluated during the FY26 budget process.