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Lincoln County adopts revised Health Department fee schedule required by state law
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 2026-11 to update Lincoln County Health Department fees to comply with House Bill 853 (2025), adding a $500 multi-user wastewater application fee and increasing several plan-review, inspection, and installer fees.
Lincoln County commissioners voted April 8 to adopt Resolution 2026-11, revising the county health department fee schedule to implement changes required by House Bill 853 enacted by the 2025 Montana Legislature. The public hearing opened at 10:15 a.m.; no members of the public submitted comments and the board approved the resolution.
The updated schedule raises or establishes several fees: medium food establishment plan review (proposed $115), large food establishment plan review (proposed $150), mobile food plan review increases, inspection follow-up fees ($100), septic and septic review fees (proposed increases to $200 and $250 in specified categories), and a new $500 multi-user wastewater application fee for systems serving three or more connections. The resolution cites the county's authority under MCA 7-1-2103, MCA Title 50, and references the legislature's direction under HB 853.
Board members noted that changes were necessary to recover the actual cost of review and inspection services and that Lincoln County's proposed fees remain below those in several neighboring counties. The board directed staff to sign and enter the resolution in the minutes per MCA requirements and to make the revised fee schedule available at the Clerk and Recorder's office and on the county website.
