HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2007-006 Resolution in Support of Local Fees for Food and Lodging Inspections~~S~~oo ~- ~0~
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS `~~
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL FEES FOR
FOOD AND LODGING
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina mandates that local government provide Food and
Lodging support and inspections; and
WHEREAS, the Food and Lodging inspection program provides protection to the public
who eat away from home; and
WHEREAS, the State provides less than $10,000 per year in support of providing Food and
Lodging support and inspections in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, it costs the local taxpayers of Orange Countyupwards of $360,000 to meet the
State mandated requirements of the Food and Lodging Program; and
WHEREAS, Orange County has been unable to meet 100% compliance for more than five
years due to a lack of sufficient staff resources, and
WHEREAS, the Local Health Departments are willing to hold State Environmental Health
financially harmless by agreeing to allow the use of aid to county money to replace any financial loss
experienced. from this effort; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Health believes fee for service funding for Food
and Lodging support and inspections would be a more equitable than asking County residents to bear
the cost of this State mandated service through the use of ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, other State mandated services such as the On-Site Sewage Program are funded
using a combination of fee for service and county funding; and
WHEREAS, Food and Lodging facility owners and operators are the ones who draw
financial benefit from such facilities;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
joins the Orange County Board of Health and requests the General Assembly to enact legislation
empowering local governments to set and collect fees for providing Food and Lodging support and
inspections from such enterprises operating within their boundaries.
This the 23~' day of January 2007.
Moses Carey, Chair
Orange County Board of