As many of you know, Bill is a member of the Health & Human Services subcommittee.
The Boone County Health department has authorized a 2.25% increase in E&R Services and is now seeking final approval of the county board. At the January 3 H&HS subcommittee, Subcommittee Chairman Mike Schultz suggested that the fees should be made public before the county votes on the increase. The subcommittee concurred and requested that a schedule of proposed increases be published on Broad Docs next month so the public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed increase.
February H&HS subcommittee will have the item on the agenda and it probably be sent on to the February county board meeting for approval.
Below are the proposed fee increases which the Health Department distributed to the subcommittee during the January 3 subcommittee meeting.
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The major reason for the increase is to defray the staff’s increase in salaries. The total of those costs are approximately $3,000. If fees increase 2.25% it is anticipated that the entire wage increase in the Health Department’s Environmental and Regulatory Section will be covered.
