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Hunt County health director asks commissioners for second registered sanitarian to meet inspection requirements
Summary
Hunt County Health Department requested funding for an additional environmental health inspector (registered sanitarian), citing rising numbers of food establishments, mobile units and rabies investigations and state inspection requirements. Commissioners asked staff to study fee and revenue options before deciding.
Rodney, director of the Hunt County Health Department, told the Hunt County Commissioner’s Court on June 24 that he is requesting an additional environmental health inspector (registered sanitarian) to meet state inspection requirements and handle growing workload from new food establishments, mobile units and commercial pools.
The request matters because county health staff are responsible for inspecting food establishments and commercial pools outside Greenville city limits under state rules; Rodney said the county currently cannot meet the minimum number of inspections required under state food establishment regulations without an additional inspector.
Rodney said the department currently tracks about 243 food establishments, roughly 80 mobile units, 26 pools and 32 schools that…
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