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uncorrected as a result. Environmental Health responds to approximately 2500 <br /> phone call complaints and 500 complaint field visits per year. <br /> O The health of citizens experiencing bedbug infestation would be compromised and <br /> apartment building infestations would be expected to spread without the <br /> intervention that Environmental Health provides with the property manager and <br /> exterminator services. <br /> ® Citizens with indoor air quality problems ranging from mold to carbon monoxide will <br /> not have access to no-cost assessment of their living conditions and most could not <br /> afford the high cost of a private environmental assessment company. <br /> Approximately 90% of citizens who utilize this service do not own their own home. <br /> S-17 * EHS -- Proposal (Provide a brief description of the service change) <br /> Eliminate Mailing of Environmental Health Permits, Educational Material, Forms, and <br /> Information <br /> S-17 * EHS -- Fiscal Impact (This number should correspond to the amount <br /> included on the department's budget request excel spreadsheet) <br /> Reduction of$2,300: <br /> Postage ($1,000) <br /> Duplicating ($200) <br /> Departmental Supplies ($100) <br /> Educational Supplies ($1,000) <br /> S-17 * EHS -- Description — Describe, in detail, the service delivery impact of the <br /> proposed reduction/change. <br /> Environmental Health utilizes the mailing of permits and file information as an opportunity <br /> to also mail out valuable educational material regarding wells, groundwater protection, and <br /> septic systems. If discontinued, this would result in 2500 fewer people receiving <br /> permits and/or file information by mail. Clients without email or those needing hard <br /> copies would be required to make a trip to the office to pick up copies. We would lose a <br /> viable way of serving our clients while at the same time, offering proactive educational <br /> material. We would likely see a significant rise in client dissatisfaction as the mail-out <br /> option is eliminated. <br /> S-18 * EHS -- Proposal (Provide a brief description of the service change) <br /> Reduce Professional Development for Environmental Health Services Staff <br /> S-18 * EHS -- Fiscal Impact (This number should correspond to the amount <br /> included on the department's budget request excel spreadsheet) <br /> $1,000 Training and Development reduction <br /> S-18 * EHS -- Description — Describe, in detail, the service delivery impact of the <br /> proposed reduction/change. <br /> Staff will not be allowed opportunity for training to acquire new job skills or to keep current <br /> with changing state of practice. Only the minimum number of continuing education hours <br /> will be allowed in order to maintain registered sanitarian status. Failure to keep staff well <br /> 43 <br />