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Marquette County Board of Health reviews environmental health activity and proposed budget changes
Summary
Board members heard June and July environmental health reports showing routine rabies, lead and housing contacts and a jump in July inspections; Health Officer Jayme Sopha also outlined budget modifications tied to new revenue streams and staffing changes.
The Marquette County Board of Health on Aug. 5, 2025, reviewed environmental health activity for June and July and heard a budget update from Health Officer Jayme Sopha.
Environmental Specialist Jessica Jungenberg presented written monthly reports. For June she reported 12 rabies-program contacts (including four quarantine orders and four releases), three well-water tests, 16 lead contacts, two radon testing kits distributed, two kennel contacts and eight housing-related contacts concerning mold, moisture and at least one condemned or poor-condition property. For July Jungenberg reported 10 rabies contacts (three quarantine orders and two releases), one well-water test, one lead contact, zero radon kits, three kennel contacts and one housing contact flagged for a failed septic system and assistance needs.
Jungenberg also summarized agent-status inspection activity: June included four Marquette County inspections and five pre-inspections with zero Green Lake County inspections; July showed a larger inspection workload with 39 Marquette County inspections, one re-inspection, three pre-inspections and five Green Lake County inspections. She said staff attended multiple trainings and meetings in both months.
Sopha outlined recent modifications to the environmental health budget, including added revenue from the RIC and TNC programs, incorporation of actual payroll costs for recently onboarded staff, adjustments to salary breakdowns across calendar years and discussion of a potential start date for a third environmental health employee. Board members asked questions and discussed the staffing and timing implications; no formal vote on staffing was recorded.
The board received a voucher of department expenses for July 2025 to review. The meeting packet lists the Marquette County Health Department address and contact information.
