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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. 2311-e. ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 18, 1993 SUBJECT: Environmental Health Fee for Tattoo Permits DEPARTMENT: HEALTH PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: HEALTH DIRECTOR'S OFFICE X2411 TELEPHONE NUMBER: Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 PURPOSE: To set Environmental Health Fees for the permitting of Tattoo Operations and Tattoo Artists. BACKGROUND: Following inquiries from several citizens and town officials, the Orange County Board of Health adopted a regulation governing the standards for the operation and maintenance of tattooing establishments in Orange County, at its meeting of September 24, 1992. The regulations went into effect on January 1, 1993. The fees for the services were recommended by the Health Director and adopted by the Board of Health at its meeting of December 10, 1992. The fee was established to cover the cost of the inspection and is comparable to fees adopted by Onslow, Cumberland and Wake Counties each of which has adopted a similar regulation. The new fee was included in a revised recommended fee schedule for Environmental Health services which was adopted by the Board of Health at its meeting of December 10, 1992. The Health Department wishes to implement the inspections required by the new regulation and seeks the Board of Commissioners approval of these fees at this time. Two services have been adopted as indicated below: TATTOO OPERATOR PERMIT This activity includes an initial visit to a tattoo parlor to issue a permit for the operation of the parlor upon determination that the parlor is in compliance with the tattoo ordinance, and quarterly visits to assure that the operation remains in compliance.