On March 12, 2024, the Board of Health was briefed on the Environmental Health division’s 2024 Board of Health code revision workplan. The workplan was broken into three main goals. The first goal, to reorganize the layout of the Board of Health code, is near completion. The second goal is to revise the code language around the enforcement and appeals process.
The scope of work for this enforcement and appeals code revision includes: expansion of existing enforcement options, adding new enforcement tools, exploring the end of the enforcement cycle, clarifying procedures, removing ambiguities, streamlining the appeals process, and creating consistent nomenclature for how health department employees are referenced in the code. This code revision will be focused primarily on title 1, general provisions. Policy changes are anticipated.
Feedback from Board of Health members will be important and valuable throughout this code revision. The creation of an ad hoc committee is an additional option that Board of Health members may participate in to be involved and provide comment throughout this process. The commitment would be three meetings in July, each approximately two hours. The ad hoc committee is optional and Board of Health members can still be involved by providing direct feedback.