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PF <br />Response <br />CITY OF RICHLAND <br />OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER <br />625 Swift Boulevard, MS-4 <br />Richland, WA 99352 <br />(509) 942-7390 <br />March 07, 2024 <br />The Honorable Pat McCarthy <br />Washington State Auditor <br />P.O. Box 40021 <br />Olympia, WA 98504-0021 <br />Dear Ms. McCarthy, <br />RE: SAO Performance Audit <br />Thank you for the opportunity to review and respond to the Growth Management Act: County and city <br />compliance with the state's 120-day permit requirement performance audit dated February 27, 2024. <br />We appreciate the professionalism of your staff throughout the process and the observations and <br />recommendations made as part of this audit. <br />The City of Richland makes a concerted effort to serve the development community in a professional, <br />courteous, and expeditious manner. We believe that this performance audit illustrates our commitment <br />to excellence and provides valuable guidance and recommendations that will improve the service we <br />provide to our community. <br />We agree with the recommendations provided in the performance audit, and the City of Richland <br />intends to incorporate them into our development and review process. In fact, we will implement a new <br />tracking software system within the next few months to address many of the recommendations <br />provided in the performance audit. <br />As part of the performance audit, it was pointed out that the City of Richland had initiated waivers to <br />extend deadline dates. This procedure was in place for less than six months and impacted only three or <br />four applications. This practice was discontinued before the commencement of the performance audit. <br />Once again, thank you for the opportunity to participate in the performance audit process and for the <br />recommendations that have been offered. The suggestions provided will be beneficial as we move <br />forward with our commitment to serve the public. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jan Amundson, ICMA-CM <br />City Manager <br />cc: Joe Schiessl, Deputy City Manager <br />Kerwin Jensen, Development Services Director <br />Mike Stevens, Planning Manager <br />CITY OF RICHLAND I WWM.CI.RICHLANRMUS <br />t.,rowth Management Act - AgEritiy Response 141 <br />