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P! <br />]Appendix C <br />The bill also makes the changes regarding the annual permit performance reports certain local <br />governments are required to post publicly. These changes are compared in Figure 3. <br />Figure 3 - Comparison of key requirements for performance reporting in current and new <br />state law <br />Current State Law Requirements <br />1. Counties with populations greater than 150,000 <br />as of 1996, and cities within those counties <br />with populations of at least 20,000, must post <br />annual reports publicly on their websites <br />with information on their permit timeliness <br />performance <br />2. Required governments must report the <br />following information: <br />a. The total number of complete applications <br />received <br />b. Number of applications where the final <br />decision was issued before the established <br />deadline <br />c. Number of applications where the final <br />decision was issued after the established <br />deadline <br />d. Number of applications where a deadline <br />extension was used <br />e. Variance of actual performance to the <br />established deadline <br />f. Average processing time and standard <br />deviation <br />3. State law did not indicate that governments <br />should send the information to any other <br />entity <br />New State Law Requirements <br />1. No change in state law <br />2. Required governments must report the <br />following information. <br />a. The permit time periods established for <br />specific permit types <br />b. The total number of decisions issued for <br />specific permit types <br />c. The number of decisions for each permit type <br />that included consolidated review <br />d. The average number of days for each permit <br />type from submittal to decision <br />e. The total number of days for each application <br />for specific permit types counting only <br />government review time <br />f. The total number of days excluded from the <br />above calculation (that is, total applicant <br />time) <br />3. State law now requires governments to send <br />their reports to the Department of Commerce <br />by March 1 each year <br />4. State law requires the Department of Commerce <br />to report on the data it receives from local <br />governments <br />5. State law requires the Department of Commerce <br />to develop a report template for local <br />governments. <br />Growth Management Act Appendix C 59 <br />