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Clatsop County environmental health staff cite inspections backlog, propose added inspector
Summary
Health and human services staff told commissioners that environmental health operates on permit fees, currently has about 2.8 inspection staff, manages roughly 600 permits (mostly food service) and is considering hiring an additional inspector to reduce backlog and improve service.
Clatsop County Health and Human Services staff briefed the Board of Commissioners on Sept. 24 about environmental health workloads, staffing and inspection processes, and said they are considering hiring an additional inspector to reduce backlog.
Kathy Brockman, the county’s health and human services director, told commissioners the environmental health team has 2.8 full‑time equivalent staff (not including herself) and processes about 600 permits statewide, the largest share of which are food‑service facilities. Staff said inspections are time‑intensive because many permits require multiple site visits, including preopening plan review and re‑inspections after compliance…
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