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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6267 ORDINANCE NO. G 2 6 1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 19-47 THROUGH 19-49 OF CHAPTER 19 OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE (1964) , WHICH CHAPTER REGULATES HEALTH AND SANITATION IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH BY REQUIRING EVERY PERSON WHO HANDLES FOOD IN THE CITY TO HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION A HEALTH CERTIFICATE RENEWED ANNUALLY; PROVIDING AN ANNUAL FEE OF $4.00; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PRO- VIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 19-47. Food handlers - Health certificate required, of Chapter 19 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) is hereby amended and, after having been so amended, shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 19-47. Food handlers - Health certificate required. "Every person who handles food in any way shall have in his possession at all times a certificate of health issued by the director of the department of public health stating that such person does not have or is not a carrier of any communicable disease. Health certificates shall be renewed annually. No person who operates any food establishment shall employ any person to work in such food establishment who does not have in his possession a health certificate is- sued by the director of the department of public health, which certificate has been issued within the twelve months next preceding. The director of the department of public health may cancel a health certificate of any person when, after ex- amination, such person is found to have some com- municable disease or is a carrier of such disease. The director of the department of public health may, at his discretion, require the re-examination of any food handler at any time. SECTION 2. That Section 19-48. Food handlers - Fee for examination and issuance of certificate, of Chapter 19 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) is hereby amended and, after having been so amended, shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 19-48. Food handlers - Fee for examina- tion and issuance of certificate. "Every person who handles food in any way and is required to have a certificate of health issued by the director of the department of pub- lic health shall pay to such department the sum of four dollars for such examination and the is- suance of such certificate of health." SECTION 3. That Section 19-49. Food handlers - Duration of certif- icates; fee required on renewal, of Chapter 19 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) is hereby amended and, after having been so amended, shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 19-49. Food handlers - Duration of certif- icates; fee required on renewal. "All health certificates shall be valid for a period of twelve months from the date of their issuance unless sooner revoked. The fee of four dollars as herein provided for shall be paid upon the issuance of each new certificate or any annual renewal thereof." SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance and provision of the Fort Worth City Code in conflict here- with but only insofar as the portion of such prior ordinance or provision shall be in conflict, and as to all other ordi- nances or provisions of the Fort Worth City Code not in direct conflict herewith, this ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative. 2 SECTION 5. That if any section, part of a section or provision of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void, in- effective or unconstitutional by a court of competent juris- diction, the holding of such section, part of a section or provision of any section to be void, ineffective or unconsti- tutional for any cause whatsoever shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining sections and provisions of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect. The City Council would not have passed any sections, parts of sections or provisions of any section of this ordinance that were unconstitutional, void or ineffective if it had known that they were unconstitutional, void or ineffective at the time of adopting this ordinance. SECTION 6. That the violation of any provision of this ordinance or of the Fort Worth City Code relating to health and sani- tation shall be deemed an offense and punishable by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200) , and each violation thereof, and each day on which there is a failure to comply with the terms of this ordinance shall be and is hereby deemed to be a distinct and separate offense and punishable as such. SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law. APPROV D AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY- City Attorney Adopted by the City Council Effective 3 - City ®f Fort Worth, Texas MOMAHM Lmt Mayor and Council Communication MORPH{g DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: NUMBER Amendment Of City Code Provision PAGE e,� a• 3/30/70 G-1531 for Issuing Health Certificates to Food 1of �_ GRAMM BRADSH/I The Fort Worth City Code provides that "Every person who handles food in any way shall have in his possession at all' times a certificate of health issued by the director of the department- of-public health stating that such person does not have or is not a carrier- of any communicable disease". Provision is currently made that such health- certificates shall be renewed semiannually and a fee of $2 has been established for each renewal. A renewal of a health certificate requires a process consisting of a blood test and x-ray examination at the Public- Health Department- For reasons stated below, it is recommended that health certificates for food handlers be renewed on an annual basis rather than semiannually and that the fee for each renewal be established at $4. 1) An annual renewal and examination by the Public Health Department would reduce the total time required for this process by the Public Health staff. This should result in a substantial cost savings. 2) Since chest x-rays are given to applicants for a health certifi- cate, an annual examination would reduce the amount of x-ray exposure to food handlers, while still providing adequate safe- guards as far as the public health is concerned. 3) The annual cost for renewal of health certificates to those per- sons who are permanent residents of Fort Worth would be the same ($4), although the cost to the transient or temporary food handler in the area would be increased since a health certificate obtained for a short period of employment would cost $4 instead of $2. The net result should be that the annual revenue received for renewal of health certificates will be increased. Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance amending the Fort Worth City Code as described above. The effective date of the pro- posed amendments will be upon approval by the City Council and following publication as required by law, although it is anticipated that approxi- mately two weeks will be allowed before implementation so that major em- ployers of food handlers can be notified of the changes. HDM/j e SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITIO Y COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY APPROVE ❑ OTHER (DESCRIBE) .c l / A i s i �C Q• 0,26 �4PE!RAY DATE CITY MANAGER `30 �/}