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Otter Tail County adopts five food, lodging and pool ordinances to complete public‑health delegation
Summary
After a public hearing, the county board adopted five updated ordinances (food protection, lodging, manufactured home park/recreation camping, youth camp and public pool/spa) to reflect the Prairie Lakes Community Health Board and state rule references; the board approved the consolidated resolution unanimously.
Otter Tail County commissioners voted Jan. 13 to adopt five updated ordinances governing food protection, lodging, manufactured home parks/recreation camping, youth camps, and public swimming pools and spas.
County counsel said the updates replace references to the dissolved Partnership for Health with the “Prairie Lakes Community Health Board,” correct statutory and Minnesota Rules citations, and clarify classification for vacation rentals. The lodging ordinance adds an explicit line classifying vacation rentals as lodging establishments to remove previous ambiguity.
The board opened a public hearing; one resident, Ron House of Long Lake, urged the board to consider a sliding fee scale for some short‑term rental fees. County staff characterized that fee comment as separate from the ordinance language under consideration. After discussion, the board adopted a single resolution incorporating all five ordinances and recorded a unanimous roll‑call vote.
The adoption will allow the county and Prairie Lakes Community Health Board to move forward with the food/pool/lodging program delegation to the new regional health board and enable the county to provide the authorizations the state needs to finalize the delegation agreement.
