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A MOTION acknowledging approval of a report in compliance with the 2015/2016 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17941, Section 85, Proviso P3 and Section 98, Proviso 3 on coordination of septic permitting services by the environmental health services division of Public Health - Seattle & King County, (EHS) and permitting services by the Department of Permitting and Environmental Review (DPER) that have workflow processes affected by septic permitting.
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WHEREAS, the 2015/2016 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17941, Section 83, Proviso 3 and Section 98, Proviso P3, requires the executive to transmit a report on coordination of septic permitting services by the environmental health services division of Public Health - Seattle & King County and permitting services by the department of permitting and environmental review that have workflow processes affected by septic permitting, and
WHEREAS, the report includes the following:
A. Mapping of EHS septic and related DPER permitting workflows;
B. Summary of workload and backlog for the past five years, including total and per FTE annual target and actual counts, turnaround times for design reviews, and other inspector functions for septic and related DPER permits;
C. Identification of intersections and chokepoints where one agency's process affects the other;
D. Consideration of co-supervising, co-locating and other means of increasing communication and coordination between the agencies;
E. Consideration of statutory and code requirements;
F. Recommendations for infrastructure and process changes to improve EHS and DPER permitting processes to reduce backlogs, increase efficiency and cross-agency coordination and improve customer service;
G. Quantification of the anticipated effect of the recommended changes on permit processing performance and costs of the recommended changes, and
WHEREAS, the executive is further required to submit a motion that approves the report, and
WHEREAS, a draft ordinanc...

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