We have telephones, email, zoom, and can answer questions during on-site inspections.If you are not open to the public, how do you hande I need to ask the inspector a quick question? or the persons wants some information?
We cross those bridges when we come to them. If you have a smart phone, computer or tablet you can apply for a permit. If you do not you will have to call to make special arrangements with us which has yet to happen in the past year.So what about the individuals that do not know how to navigate your system? Are they to be denied access to your department?
This also implies that if an individual does not have access to the internet they cannot get a permit. If that is the case then maybe the local legislative body should state that anybody that does not have internet access is not able to access government services.
Some permits are received in one month and issued on another, some are not. This is why you can receive 20 permits in one month but issue 22.What does it mean when the is a zero and a number. Fence permit, demo permit. Did the permit process cross from one month to the next?
Does the US not view internet access as a critical utility? The Canadian government took this position a number of years ago given how many services have transitioned to online only. Free internet is typically available at all government buildings, libraries, local coffee shops, even car repair places. A local municipality has even created a local WIFI system within a portion of their city that houses the majority of their low income families to provide them better internet access.So what about the individuals that do not know how to navigate your system? Are they to be denied access to your department?
This also implies that if an individual does not have access to the internet they cannot get a permit. If that is the case then maybe the local legislative body should state that anybody that does not have internet access is not able to access government services.