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Environmental Health cites staffing shortfalls, SB 445 single-wall tank work and microenterprise kitchen proposal
Summary
Environmental Health briefed the board on core programs, staffing shortages that limit inspections and plan reviews, state requirements to remove single-wall underground storage tanks by 2026, and a forthcoming county decision on whether to opt in to a microenterprise (expanded cottage-food) home-kitchen program.
The county's Environmental Health division described its core public-health programs, urgent staffing needs, and near-term initiatives including SB 445 implementation for single-walled underground storage tanks and a proposed microenterprise home-kitchen option.
Director Marlena Dooley reviewed the division's responsibilities in food safety, recreational health, hazardous materials, water quality and land use. She said that environmental health staff must hold state licensing and that licensing prerequisites and testing narrow the pool of qualified applicants; the department has actively recruited trainees and recent university graduates, and said two staff had completed…
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