DATE: December 12, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, Adding
8.52, "Fresno County Infectious Materials Ordinance" to Title 8, "Health and Safety"
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the Fresno County Ordinance code, Title 8, to add Chapter 8.52, "Fresno County Infectious Materials Ordinance;" waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and set the second hearing for January 9, 2024;
2. Direct County Counsel to draft a Memorandum of Understanding for incorporated cities within the County of Fresno which may grant authority to the County of Fresno's Department of Public Health to enforce the proposed ordinance within city jurisdictional boundaries;
3. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124 (b) (1).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions is the first step to enable the County to address the lack of federal regulation for laboratories that currently do not fall under federal regulations 42 United States Code (USC) ? 263a and 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ? 493. These actions would also provide staff direction to draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for your Board's approval at a later date for incorporated cities to grant authority to the County of Fresno to provide oversight of these unregulated laboratories. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board can reject the recommended actions; however, the County would be unable to regulate labs in the unincorporated areas of the County and possibly incorporated cities under the proposed MOU.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The cost of permitting and providing over...
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