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Cole County health department recommends fee increases, highlights nurse-practitioner clinic
Summary
Health department staff proposed doubling food-inspection fees and increasing fees for on-site sewage permits and lodging inspections; they also described growth at the county clinic run by a nurse practitioner and argued the clinic can reduce urgent-care expenses for county employees.
Health department staff told commissioners Dec. 2 they will return with fee proposals to help the department cover the cost of environmental and clinic services and to reduce reliance on state grant supplements.
Speaker 2 presented data showing the department spent nearly 300 staff-hours on food inspections during Sept.–Nov. and currently collects only a modest fee (high-risk inspections at $150). "We're spending a lot more money doing…
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