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Peoria County public‑health staff propose Chapter 10 changes and shift fee authority to Board of Health
Summary
Peoria County health department staff presented proposed revisions to the county’s Chapter 10 food‑safety ordinance, including clarified definitions, temporary‑event rules and a recommendation to delegate fee‑setting to the Board of Health based on a 2025 Bellwether fee study. Next steps: Board of Health review in April and county board consideration in May.
Peoria County health department staff presented proposed revisions to Chapter 10 of the county food‑safety ordinance and recommended delegating fee‑setting authority to the Board of Health, saying the change would allow fees to be adjusted more responsively based on fee studies and program data. The presentation was given at a county board meeting by a health‑department presenter (staff).
Carey Panier, introduced as the county’s director of environmental health, was named during the presentation as the department lead on the proposal. The presenter said the county’s environmental health program oversees three core functions—food safety, on‑site wastewater and private wells—and that the food program currently regulates more than 1,100 licensed…
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