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Marquette County forms Rural Environmental Health Alliance with Green Lake County, updates food-safety code, fees and staffing model
Summary
The board voted unanimously to enter an intergovernmental agreement forming the Rural Environmental Health Alliance (REHA) with Green Lake County, designate Marquette County Health Department as fiscal agent, adopt Chapter 39 amendments to take effect July 1, 2025, update Chapter 99 fees, and approve a REHA staffing model of one manager and two Environmental Health Specialists.
Marquette County supervisors adopted a package of resolutions (Resolutions 18–21 and related items) creating the Rural Environmental Health Alliance (REHA) with Green Lake County to provide Environmental Health, Food Safety and Recreational Licensing services locally. The board agreed that Marquette County Health Department and Board of Health will act as the fiscal agent for the consortium and will assure compliance with applicable ATCP rules to the extent permitted by law.
Resolution text cites statutory authority under multiple Wisconsin statutes and administrative chapters relevant to DATCP designation and environmental health programs. Officials told the board the arrangement is intended to be cost neutral to participating counties. The board also approved amendments to Chapter 39 (Food Safety and Recreational Licensing) and Chapter 99 (Fees) to reflect REHA and remove redundancies; the Chapter 39 amendments were recorded to take effect July 1, 2025.
The board approved a staffing model for REHA that aligns with state and federal recommendations: one Program Manager and two Environmental Health Specialists to carry out mandated programs. Meeting materials note REHA would cover more than 600 licensed Food Safety and Recreational Licensing facilities and about 200 Transient Non-Community (TNC) facilities across the partnership area.
Sponsors Mike Raddatz and Kathleen McGwin introduced the resolutions; votes on these items were unanimous where recorded. The County Clerk and Health Department will make the exhibits and updated fee schedules available upon request.
