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Agenda Item Number <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />Meeting Date: February 27, 2019 <br /> <br />Agenda Item Subject: FY 2019-20 Fee Schedule <br /> <br />Attachment(s): Fee Schedule & Requested Changes <br /> <br />Staff/Board Member Reporting: Rebecca Crawford, Finance & Administration Director <br /> <br />Purpose/Recommended Action: ___ Action/Approve <br /> _x_ Action/Approve & forward to Board of Commissioners <br /> ___ Information with possible action <br /> ___ Accept as information <br /> ___ Revise & schedule for future action <br /> <br />Summary Information: <br /> <br />In reviewing Health Department fee schedules, which are done on an annual basis, the <br />Department would like to make multiple fee changes in Environmental Health and Personal <br />Health. The proposed changes are summarized below with a detailed list of the fees in the <br />attached fee schedule: <br /> <br />Environmental Health <br />Environmental Health requests to adjust multiple water sampling, Tattoo Artist, and Pool/Spa <br />permitting fees and add a Temporary Tattoo permit fee. The water sampling fees will be <br />adjusted higher and lower in order to remain competitive with both private sector water <br />sampling services and surrounding jurisdictions. These adjustments should have little to no <br />impact on the total fee revenue. Fee increases for the Tattoo Artist Annual Permit and Annual <br />Year Round Pool/Spa will support service level goals of additional inspections besides the <br />initial permitting inspection to help ensure public safety. The proposed new fee for a <br />Temporary Tattoo Permit (less than 30 days) will prevent short-term artists from tattooing <br />without an inspection and encourage apprentices and guest artists to obtain permits. Proceeds <br />will be used to host a Bloodborne Pathogens certification course for tattoo artists. <br /> <br />The total financial impact from Environmental Health fee changes is projected to be: $9,970. <br /> <br />Personal Health <br /> <br />Personal Health requests to adjust multiple fees for vaccines (to reflect the cost to purchase <br />the vaccines), to add a fee to perform Department of Transportation physicals now that we <br />have a provider certified to provide them, to add a fee for emergency contraceptives (to be <br />charged on a sliding fee scale for self-pay clients or those that do not wish to bill insurance),