2001-06-25 Special Called Meeting

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Presentee to comrmssioners our- TE 'A « AUG 0 8 2000 TzHE STATE OF TEXAS § § APPROVE COUNTY OF HAR.RIS § Recorded Vol Page The Commissioners Court of Harris County, Texas, convened at a meeting of said Court at the Harris County Administration Building in the City of Houston, Texas, on the 8th day of August, 2000 with the following members present, to -wit: Robert Eckels County Judge El Franco Lee Commissioner, Precinct No. 1 James Fonteno Commissioner, Precinct No. 2 Steve Radack Commissioner, Precinct No. 3 and the following members absent, to -wit: _-c , constituting a quorum, when among other business, the following was transacted: ORDER OF COMMISSIONERS COURT AUTHORIZING NOTICES OF A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO RULES FOR THE REGULATION_ OF FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS Commissioner introduced an order and made a motion that the same be adopted. Commissioner seconded the motion for adoption of the order. The motion, carrying with it tK2tae6i tl ejrder,aevail the following vote: Judge Eckels ❑ ❑ AYES: Comm. Lee � ❑ ❑ NAYS: Comm. Fonteno J-9 ❑ ❑ ABSTENTIONS: Comm. Radack ❑ Elm de '. Ev r--+ n � The County Judge thereupon announced that the motion -had duly and lawfully carried and that the order had been duly and law -fully adopted. The order thus adopted follows: Recitals Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. Chapter 437 (Vernon 1992 & Vernon Supp. 2000) ("Chapter 437") and the rules promulgated by the Texas Board of Health authorize Harris County to enforce certain laws and rules pertaining to certain food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, roadside food vendors, and temporary food service establishments in the unincorporated areas of Harris County, including areas in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality. Pursuant to Chapter 437, the Commissioners Court of Harris County may impose the following requirements: Require a trained food manager to be on duty during each day of operation of a food establishment; and Require food establishments to provide written details or plans regarding the systems installed for water source, distribution, delivery, and retention system and for waste, sewage, and wastewater retention, drainage, and delivery, and disposal or removal system Prior to the adoption of these requirements, the commissioners court must conduct a public hearing on the proposed order following at least two weeks' public notice of the public hearing to be