Audits

A complete audit typically includes reading the zoning ordinance, rules and procedures, and meeting minutes from recent plan commission and board of appeals meetings.  We also reviewing application forms and conduct an interview with planning staff and/or representatives of the plan commission and board of appeals.  Therefore, we spend at least 8 hours on an audit, sometimes a lot more.  For these reasons our audits typically cost $1,000 for towns and rural counties, $1,750 for small cities and urbanizing counties, and $2,500+ for mid to large cities.  However, through the end of 2023, we’ve chosen to discount our audits as a way to support small and struggling communities.   Therefore we’re offering a 50% discount for villages, townships, towns and cities with populations less than 25,000.  The discount is also applicable to rural counties.   Communities larger than 25,000 can still get a discount, but the percentage will be based on their budget limitations, current population, and need.  Essentially, we want to prioritize our time on communities most in need of financial assistance.  We reserve the right to limit the total number of audits if the requests exceed our capacity to fulfill our previously contracted obligations.  If we cannot accommodate a request in 2023, we will extend the discount into 2024 for those that indicated interest in that service.