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Council approves 10% city fee increase for food establishments as state law shifts some inspection authority
Summary
Abilene’s city council approved a 10% increase in local food establishment fees after health staff warned state law limits local fee authority and mobile food unit permits will shift to the state, creating a projected net revenue shortfall.
The Abilene City Council voted to increase local public-health fees for food establishments by 10% after a staff presentation explaining recent state legislative changes that limit some municipal fee authority and transfer the permitting role for mobile food vendors to the state.
Annette Lerma, director of public health, told the council the change is prompted by recently passed state laws and rule changes. She said Senate Bill “10 o 8” limits fees a city may charge unless those fees match state fees and that House Bill…
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