DEPARTMENT
County Manager
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Resolution of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to approve a modification of the Fulton County Board of Health's Fees For Environmental Health Services to address changes in law regarding mobile foods services establishments with active permits from other jurisdictions operating within Fulton County; to provide for the collection by the Fulton County Board of Health of an administrative fee in Fulton County; and for other purposes. Effective 30 days from BOC approval. (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
O.C.G.A. ? 26-3-379, effective January 1, 2023, provides in part that mobile food service establishments are no longer required to obtain a food service permit in each county in which they operate and may instead obtain a permit in one home county known as the base of operations, and that the county boards of health that are responsible for permitting and inspections in other counties where the mobile food service establishments operate may charge an administrative fee for confirming legal compliance in the county serving as the base of operations.
O.C.G.A. ? 31-3-4(a)(6) provides, in pertinent part, that "No fees for environmental health may be charged unless the schedule of fees for such services has been approved by the county governing authority." These fees are collected by the Board of Health and utilized solely by the BOH.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relev...
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