> A city overwhelmed with permit applications by definition has more money to hire staff to work the permitting process. Let's say you are paid "appropriately"

> A city overwhelmed with permit applications by definition has more money to hire staff to work the permitting process. Let's say you are paid "appropriately", and that your income comes from the fee payments associated with the tasks you complete. You're fully occupied, and the income from fees matches the expenses (including your salary). Things are in balance, so to speak. Now we increase the number of fee payments by 80%. You can no longer complete all the associated tasks in any reasonably time frame, but the fee payments will not pay for an additional full time member of staff.