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Fire marshal proposes expanded certificate pay, new health‑investigator role to strengthen inspections and enforcement
Summary
The county fire marshal presented a draft policy adding certificate pay for fire‑and‑public‑health certifications, proposing a new ‘health investigator’ designation to let trained county staff carry enforcement from inspection through misdemeanor citation, funded from fire‑code revenue rather than the general fund.
The Fire Marshal presented a draft county policy (proposed “2 A‑20”) to expand certificate pay for employees who hold fire and related public‑health certifications and to create a new Local Health Authority (LHA) designation, a “health investigator,” that would allow trained staff to carry environmental‑health investigations through enforcement. "That's what I would like to . . . address is getting those things done," the Fire Marshal said. He described the revisions as intended to cross‑train staff so more than one person can fill critical duties when someone is absent.
The proposal covers certifications from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP), plus a county designation tied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) “designated representative” process for on‑site septic approvals. The Fire Marshal said TCFP certifications require annual continuing education and…
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