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Lapeer County health department proposes fee increases, ServSafe training and new mapping software
Summary
The county health department asked commissioners to approve a 2025–26 fee schedule that raises many fees (about 34% in places), introduce ServSafe training, impose reinspection fees and buy a map‑based inspections platform (Fetch) with a $20,000 migration cost and lower annual fees than the prior vendor.
Nathan (last name not specified), director of the Lapeer County Health Department, asked the Board to approve the department's 2025–26 fee schedule and related changes on Sept. 11, saying the proposal includes a ServSafe food safety pre‑certification course, a reinspection/follow‑up inspection fee for private water wells and a commercial construction evaluation team. "For many of the fees, we have increased them by 34%," Nathan said, adding the department took the step after federal budget cuts reduced other revenue streams and to address rising costs. He explained the private water supply reinspection fee targets well drillers when multiple construction inspections are required after noncompliance. On training, the department proposed offering ServSafe classes quarterly and said staff can host sessions at the health department or deliver group training on request. "We plan on hosting at the health department," Nathan said, and added the staff could go to organizations that request group classes. The department also requested approval to migrate to a map‑based inspections and records platform called Fetch that would cost about $20,000 for configuration and data migration and carry lower annual fees thereafter. Nathan said the system would let the public access inspection records and view geolocated wells, septic systems, floodplain overlays and contamination sites on a county map, reducing FOIA processing for routine record requests. Commissioners approved the department's motion by voice vote; the item passed with no recorded roll call.
