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Boone County health officials recommend 25% food and 40% well/septic fee increases; committee votes to forward to county board
Summary
The Boone County Finance Committee voted to forward a health department proposal — the board of health’s recommendation of a 25% increase to food fees and a 40% increase to well and septic fees, effective July 1 — to the full county board for final action after an extended presentation and debate about program costs, lab fees and nonprofit waivers.
Amanda, a health department official, presented a multi-year review and an 11‑page proposed overhaul of environmental health fees and code changes and said the Board of Health voted to recommend a package of fee changes to the county board. The recommendation the board of health forwarded to county staff was a 25% across‑the‑board increase for food program fees and a 40% across‑the‑board increase for well and septic program fees, to take effect July 1 to align with the state fiscal year and grant cycles.
The department’s program specialist, Allison O’Hearn, described the drivers behind the request: many environmental programs are state‑mandated and lack dedicated grant support; well and septic work is labor intensive and can take…
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