Missoula County opposes SB 108: Authorize elected official approval of city/county health board rules, up for hearing this afternoon in the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety Committee. If passed, this bill would affect rural property owners and their ability to make environmental-health related decisions on private property outside of city limits. This bill would affect small businesses, requiring the health department to obtain the decision of a local governing body before an order to correct a violation could be sent, making the process of gaining compliance more public, onerous and contentious. This bill is unnecessary, as elected officials already have oversight of local boards of health, and all three commissioners can choose to join their board of health, comprising a 3/5 majority of the board. This bill threatens public health, causing unsafe conditions to continue for weeks at a time while waiting for local governing board approval. Unsafe conditions include but are not limited to sewage backing up into a licensed kitchen or running directly into a waterway, a mouse infestation, a restaurant continuing to serve food that has been compromised, a person infected with measles, mumps or hepatitis exposing others to their disease, and so on. There is also clarification needed in this bill to determine whether each governing body only needs to give approval once through a memorandum of understanding, or whether each authority or action needed must be applied for.
Missoula County opposes SB 108: Authorize elected official approval of city/county health board rules, up for a second reading this afternoon on the Senate floor. If passed, this bill would affect rural property owners and their ability to make environmental-health related decisions on private property outside of the city limits. This bill would be hard on small businesses, requiring the health department to obtain the decision of a local government body before an order to correct a violation can be sent, making the process of gaining compliance more public, onerous and contentious. This bill is unnecessary, as elected officials already have oversight of local boards of health, and all three commissioners can choose to join their board of health, comprising a 3/5 majority of the board. This bill threatens public health, causing unsafe conditions to continue for weeks at a time while waiting for local governing board approval. Unsafe conditions include but are not limited to sewage backing up into a licensed kitchen or running directly into a waterway, a mouse infestation, a restaurant continuing to serve food that has been compromised, a person infected with measles, mumps or hepatitis exposing others to their disease, and so on. There is also clarification needed in this bill to determine whether each governing body only needs to give approval once through a memorandum of understanding, or whether each authority or action needed must be applied for.
Missoula County opposes SB 108: Authorize elected official approval of city/county health board rules, up for hearing in the House Business and Labor Committee tomorrow morning. If passed, this bill would affect rural property owners and their ability to make environmental-health related decisions on private property outside of the city limits. This bill would be hard on small businesses, requiring the health department to obtain the decision of a local government body before an order to correct a violation can be sent, making the process of gaining compliance more public, onerous and contentious. This bill is unnecessary, as elected officials already have oversight of local boards of health, and all three commissioners can choose to join their board of health, comprising a 3/5 majority of the board. This bill threatens public health, causing unsafe conditions to continue for weeks at a time while waiting for local governing board approval. Unsafe conditions include but are not limited to sewage backing up into a licensed kitchen or running directly into a waterway, a mouse infestation, a restaurant continuing to serve food that has been compromised, a person infected with measles, mumps or hepatitis exposing others to their disease, and so on. There is also clarification needed in this bill to determine whether each governing body only needs to give approval once through a memorandum of understanding, or whether each authority or action needed must be applied for.
Missoula County opposes SB 108: Authorize elected official approval of city/county health board rules, up for second reading this morning on the House floor. If passed, this bill would affect rural property owners and their ability to make environmental-health related decisions on private property outside of the city limits. This bill would be hard on small businesses, requiring the health department to obtain the decision of a local government body before an order to correct a violation can be sent, making the process of gaining compliance more public, onerous and contentious. This bill is unnecessary, as elected officials already have oversight of local boards of health, and all three commissioners can choose to join their board of health, comprising a 3/5 majority of the board. This bill threatens public health, causing unsafe conditions to continue for weeks at a time while waiting for local governing board approval. Unsafe conditions include but are not limited to sewage backing up into a licensed kitchen or running directly into a waterway, a mouse infestation, a restaurant continuing to serve food that has been compromised, a person infected with measles, mumps or hepatitis exposing others to their disease, and so on. There is also clarification needed in this bill to determine whether each governing body only needs to give approval once through a memorandum of understanding, or whether each authority or action needed must be applied for.
Missoula County opposes, as amended, SB 108: Authorize elected official approval of city/county health board rules, up for second reading this morning on the Senate floor. If passed, this bill would affect rural property owners and their ability to make environmental-health related decisions on private property outside of the city limits. This bill would be hard on small businesses, requiring the health department to obtain the decision of a local government body before an order to correct a violation can be sent, making the process of gaining compliance more public, onerous and contentious. This bill is unnecessary, as elected officials already have oversight of local boards of health, and all three commissioners can choose to join their board of health, comprising a 3/5 majority of the board. This bill threatens public health, causing unsafe conditions to continue for weeks at a time while waiting for local governing board approval. Unsafe conditions include but are not limited to sewage backing up into a licensed kitchen or running directly into a waterway, a mouse infestation, a restaurant continuing to serve food that has been compromised, a person infected with measles, mumps or hepatitis exposing others to their disease, and so on. There is also clarification needed in this bill to determine whether each governing body only needs to give approval once through a memorandum of understanding, or whether each authority or action needed must be applied for.
Senator Sands,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County opposes SB 108: Authorize elected official approval of city/county health board rules, up for hearing this afternoon in the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety Committee. If passed, this bill would affect rural property owners and their ability to make environmental-health related decisions on private property outside of city limits. This bill would affect small businesses, requiring the health department to obtain the decision of a local governing body before an order to correct a violation could be sent, making the process of gaining compliance more public, onerous and contentious. This bill is unnecessary, as elected officials already have oversight of local boards of health, and all three commissioners can choose to join their board of health, comprising a 3/5 majority of the board. This bill threatens public health, causing unsafe conditions to continue for weeks at a time while waiting for local governing board approval. Unsafe conditions include but are not limited to sewage backing up into a licensed kitchen or running directly into a waterway, a mouse infestation, a restaurant continuing to serve food that has been compromised, a person infected with measles, mumps or hepatitis exposing others to their disease, and so on. There is also clarification needed in this bill to determine whether each governing body only needs to give approval once through a memorandum of understanding, or whether each authority or action needed must be applied for.
Please oppose SB 108.
Senators,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County opposes SB 108: Authorize elected official approval of city/county health board rules, up for a second reading this afternoon on the Senate floor. If passed, this bill would affect rural property owners and their ability to make environmental-health related decisions on private property outside of the city limits. This bill would be hard on small businesses, requiring the health department to obtain the decision of a local government body before an order to correct a violation can be sent, making the process of gaining compliance more public, onerous and contentious. This bill is unnecessary, as elected officials already have oversight of local boards of health, and all three commissioners can choose to join their board of health, comprising a 3/5 majority of the board. This bill threatens public health, causing unsafe conditions to continue for weeks at a time while waiting for local governing board approval. Unsafe conditions include but are not limited to sewage backing up into a licensed kitchen or running directly into a waterway, a mouse infestation, a restaurant continuing to serve food that has been compromised, a person infected with measles, mumps or hepatitis exposing others to their disease, and so on. There is also clarification needed in this bill to determine whether each governing body only needs to give approval once through a memorandum of understanding, or whether each authority or action needed must be applied for.
Please oppose SB 108.
Representatives Sullivan, Curdy and Olsen,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County opposes SB 108: Authorize elected official approval of city/county health board rules, up for hearing in the House Business and Labor Committee tomorrow morning. If passed, this bill would affect rural property owners and their ability to make environmental-health related decisions on private property outside of the city limits. This bill would be hard on small businesses, requiring the health department to obtain the decision of a local government body before an order to correct a violation can be sent, making the process of gaining compliance more public, onerous and contentious. This bill is unnecessary, as elected officials already have oversight of local boards of health, and all three commissioners can choose to join their board of health, comprising a 3/5 majority of the board. This bill threatens public health, causing unsafe conditions to continue for weeks at a time while waiting for local governing board approval. Unsafe conditions include but are not limited to sewage backing up into a licensed kitchen or running directly into a waterway, a mouse infestation, a restaurant continuing to serve food that has been compromised, a person infected with measles, mumps or hepatitis exposing others to their disease, and so on. There is also clarification needed in this bill to determine whether each governing body only needs to give approval once through a memorandum of understanding, or whether each authority or action needed must be applied for.
Please oppose SB 108.
Representatives,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County opposes SB 108: Authorize elected official approval of city/county health board rules, up for second reading this morning on the House floor. If passed, this bill would affect rural property owners and their ability to make environmental-health related decisions on private property outside of the city limits. This bill would be hard on small businesses, requiring the health department to obtain the decision of a local government body before an order to correct a violation can be sent, making the process of gaining compliance more public, onerous and contentious. This bill is unnecessary, as elected officials already have oversight of local boards of health, and all three commissioners can choose to join their board of health, comprising a 3/5 majority of the board. This bill threatens public health, causing unsafe conditions to continue for weeks at a time while waiting for local governing board approval. Unsafe conditions include but are not limited to sewage backing up into a licensed kitchen or running directly into a waterway, a mouse infestation, a restaurant continuing to serve food that has been compromised, a person infected with measles, mumps or hepatitis exposing others to their disease, and so on. There is also clarification needed in this bill to determine whether each governing body only needs to give approval once through a memorandum of understanding, or whether each authority or action needed must be applied for.
Please oppose SB 108.
Senators,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County opposes, as amended, SB 108: Authorize elected official approval of city/county health board rules, up for second reading this morning on the Senate floor. If passed, this bill would affect rural property owners and their ability to make environmental-health related decisions on private property outside of the city limits. This bill would be hard on small businesses, requiring the health department to obtain the decision of a local government body before an order to correct a violation can be sent, making the process of gaining compliance more public, onerous and contentious. This bill is unnecessary, as elected officials already have oversight of local boards of health, and all three commissioners can choose to join their board of health, comprising a 3/5 majority of the board. This bill threatens public health, causing unsafe conditions to continue for weeks at a time while waiting for local governing board approval. Unsafe conditions include but are not limited to sewage backing up into a licensed kitchen or running directly into a waterway, a mouse infestation, a restaurant continuing to serve food that has been compromised, a person infected with measles, mumps or hepatitis exposing others to their disease, and so on. There is also clarification needed in this bill to determine whether each governing body only needs to give approval once through a memorandum of understanding, or whether each authority or action needed must be applied for.
Please oppose, as amended, SB 108.