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Action   15.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Health & Social Services
Meeting Date:
02/28/2023
Environmental Health Fees Resolution
Submitted By:
Alicia Thompson, Health & Social Services
Department:
Health & Social Services
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
1
NAME
of PRESENTER:
Alicia M. Thompson, DrPH, LMSW
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
Health Director
Mandated Function?:
Local Mandate or Policy
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
ARS 36-187
Docket Number (If applicable):

Information

Agenda Item Text:

Adopt Resolution 23-10, amending Resolution 22-02, and amending fees for Environmental Health Services for Cochise Health & Social Services, effective February 28, 2023.

Background:

Under Arizona Revised Statute 36-187, Cochise Health & Social Services “may adopt a schedule of reasonable fees to be collected by the department for issuing or renewing licenses or permits or for other services as authorized by law…Fees for services shall not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the services required, including administrative costs.”
 
The Food Establishment, Septic and Other Environmental Fees were revisited at the end of 2022. An analysis of the current fees showed the cost of providing the services were greater than most of the current fees. This proposed fee increase captures a small portion (20%) of the unmet cost of providing the services to our community.
 
  1. Date of Work Session: 12/13/2022, Board of Supervisors reviewed the draft fee schedule at the December work session.
  2. Date that public notice was posted on the County website: 12/19/2022
  3. Date that the public notice was published in the newspaper: 2/12/2023
 
We ask the Board of Supervisors to approve this revised fee schedule.
 

Department's Next Steps (if approved):

If approval is granted fee increase will be implemented and invoices will be sent to establishments
 

Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:

If not approved, we will continue to offer our services as required and we will request an increase in our budget through the General Fund.
 

To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:

Please return a pdf copy of the signed resolution to Alicia Thompson, Natalie Johnson, Rafael Melendez and Barbara Reeves

Fiscal Impact

Fiscal Year:
FY23-24
Source of Funding?:
Licensed Establishments

Fiscal Impact & Funding Sources (if known):

The Food Establishment, Septic and Other Environmental Fees were revisited at the end of 2022. An analysis of the current fees showed the cost of providing the services were greater than most of the current fees. This proposed fee increase captures a small portion (20%) of the unmet cost of providing the services to our community.

The fee increases are anticipated to bring in an additional $95,600

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