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Council debates health inspection fee changes after state law forces vendor-level permits
Summary
Health director told council a new state law bars local special-event permits, forcing each vendor to obtain a state-aligned temporary food permit (cited fee $52) and prompting a new $150 inspection fee; council expressed concern about impacts on small businesses and Taste of the Triangle and asked staff for tiered or alternative fee options.
Health Director Coleman briefed council on the impact of recent state legislation (referred to in the meeting as Senate Bill 10 08 and House Bill 2844) that, according to city staff, prevents local jurisdictions from issuing a single special-event permit covering multiple vendors. Coleman said the result is that each vendor at events such as Taste of the Triangle must obtain a temporary food permit at…
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