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Cass County adopts 2026 public health fee schedule; farmers market inspections free
Summary
The Cass County Commission unanimously approved a 2026 environmental public health fee schedule from the Cass County Health Department that ties clinic charges to vaccine costs and exempts farmers market vendor inspections from fees.
The Cass County Commission on June 10 approved Resolution 26 54 to adopt the Cass County Health Department's 2026 environmental public health fee schedule in a unanimous 3-0 vote. Chair opened the item and asked staff to present the proposal; staff member Matt said the clinic charges are tied to vaccine cost with a small administrative fee.
"It's just the general fee schedules for the health department," Matt said, explaining the clinic-side fees are based on vaccine cost plus a small fee to cover nurses' time. He added that environmental fees were benchmarked against other jurisdictions and are "pretty well right in the middle" of comparable local schedules. Matt also clarified that farmers market vendors will be inspected under the schedule "but there won't be a charge for their inspection." The commission moved the resolution and approved it without opposition.
The adopted schedule affects clinic charges and environmental permitting fees countywide; the record notes the farmers market inspection will remain free under the new rules. The resolution was presented and voted on during the regular meeting; no separate amendments or funding authorizations were recorded.
