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Authorization to establish an administrative fee for document verification-only reinspections for Licensed Establishments in the City of Madison and Dane County
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Public Health Madison & Dane County (Public Health) proposes authorization to establish an administrative fee document verification-only reinspections for licensed establishments in the City of Madison and Dane County.
Public Health is an agent for the State of Wisconsin to license and inspect retail food establishments, lodging facilities, public swimming pools, recreational and educational camps, campgrounds, beaches, body art, and manufactured home communities to prevent illness and ensure safety. This program is majority fee-supported.
Currently, documentation verification-only reinspections are being verified through email or mail correspondence since they do not require an in-person visit. However, the cost for staff time performing these administrative services is not being captured and this option has been occurring at no charge.
Public Health is proposing to establish a reinspection administrative fee of $37.50 to cover the true cost of performing these services while maintaining appropriate staffing levels and a balanced budget.
Per Dane County Ordinance Chapter 46.34 (1) Public Health Department license fees shall be determined by the Board of Health.
Per Madison General Ordinances Chapters 7 and 9, Public Health Department license fees shall be established by the Board of Health and may be reestablished by the Board of Health as needed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Administrative Fee for Licensed Establishments in the City of Madison and Dane County shall be established by the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County and may be reestablished by the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County as needed, per MGO Ch 7 and Ch 9; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the published Public Health Madison & Dane fee schedules for the annual establishment license fees be publicly ...
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