REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 10, 2023
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
Title
Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding Template for Environmental Health Services and Incorporated Cities Providing Food Recovery
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve a non-financial Memorandum of Understanding template for the Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services, to partner with cities in incorporated areas on food recovery efforts that meet the requirements of Senate Bill 1383, effective from the date of execution through December 31, 2025.
2. Authorize the Assistant Executive Officer of Department Operations, the Deputy Executive Officer of Human Services, or the Director of the Department of Public Health to execute the non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with the individual cities to provide environmental health services in the city's incorporated areas, on behalf of the County.
(Presenter: Joshua Dugas, Director, 387-9146)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Department of Public Health (DPH), Environmental Health Services' (EHS) costs to enforce Senate Bill (SB) 1383 in San Bernardino County (County) will be offset by associated permit fees and grant funds provided by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), which is the regulatory authority required to achieve these statewide reduction targets. On June 14, 2022 (Item No. 101), Ordinance No. 4434 was adopted for County Implementation of SB 1383.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
SB 1383 required the County to have an ordinance in place to reduce the ...
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