Title
Joint resolution amending Chapter 178: Environmental Health Fees Schedule, of the Lake County Code of Ordinances.
Staff Summary
• As mandated by recent changes to the State Water Well Construction Code and concurrent proposed amendments to Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 170, fees for the construction of closed loop well systems and the modification of closed loop wells and water wells are proposed.
• Additionally, the fee for an annual permit to operate a non-community waters system is proposed to be increased from $153 to $200, based on the costs associated with providing the service.
• Revisions in fees for multiple environmental laboratory water analyses are also proposed to better reflect the costs associated with the analytical methods, with the average increase for the lab fees being one dollar.
• There are also minor amendments that do not adjust fees, but clarify fee description language.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department is authorized to enforce a local ordinance regulating water wells to protect the public’s health; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board incorporated the Lake County Water Well Ordinance into the Lake County Code of Ordinances at Chapter 170 on February 10, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 170 of the Lake County Code of Ordinances, also authorizes the Lake County Health Department to assess and collect fees for permits and/or other services described in this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 178 of the Lake County Code of Ordinances codifies the establishment and amendment of a schedule of fees and charges for services provided by the Lake County Health Department under Title XVII of the Lake County Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the fees for Environmental Health services are contained in the Environmental Health Fees Schedule; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department has proposed amendments to the Environmental Health Fees Schedule that clarify language, and pertain to the assessment of fees for services related to closed loop well systems and water wells, non-community annual operational permits and certain laboratory water analyses; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has approved the proposed amendments to the Environmental Health Fees Schedule on August 19, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has recommended that the proposed amendments to the Environmental Health Fees Schedule be referred to the County Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois that the amendments to the Environmental Health Fees Schedule herewith be approved and made a matter of Lake County law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Lake County Clerk is hereby authorized to distribute certified copies of the amended Ordinance to the County Administrator, Comptroller, and the Executive Director of the Lake County Health Department.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on December 8, 2015.