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General Fund
Environmental and Health Code Compliance

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Mission Department Summary
Statement: Actual Adj. Budget Estimated Budget
To provide and Expenditure Detail: 17-18 18-19 18-19 19-20
promote a clean and Personnel Services
healthy environment Salaries and Wages $ 816,957 $ 917,556 $ 892,026 $ 1,131,671
through education Employee Benefits 268,318 267,491 267,491 328,202
and prevention. Supplies 33,990 38,495 38,495 40,495
Other Services and Charges 340,760 370,886 372,444 389,184
Maintenance 55,972 31,721 44,821 31,721

Operations Subtotal 1,515,997 1,626,149 1,615,277 1,921,273
Capital Outlay 311 107,809 107,809 103,413
Total Expenditures $ 1,516,308 $ 1,733,958 $ 1,723,086 $ 2,024,686
PERSONNEL
Exempt 2 2 2 3
Non-Exempt 24 24 19 26
Part-Time - - - -
Total Positions Authorized 26 26 21 29

Contact Us: MAJOR FY 19-20 GOALS
1.) Continue Code Enforcement presence to encourage voluntary compliance of environmental and
Steven Kotsatos
Director of health codes. (4.1.1)
Environmental and 2.) Continueimplementation of online permitting ( a major city investment to ease both the process
Health Code
and functionality of obtaining various permits from the city.) (4.1.2)
Compliance
3.) Inspect all retail food establishments twice a year as required by State Law.
311 N. 15th
McAllen, TX 78501
4.) Improving existing internal Standard Operating Procedures for Health (Food safety establishment
(956) 681-1900 inspections), Code Enforcement inspections, and Vector (mosquito trapping, spraying, and inspections)
and Administrative (Liens, permit processing, billing, payroll, Commission agenda preparations, Travel).
5.) Continue to participate in the Standardization Food Inspection Program for all Food Inspectors in
accordance with the FDA and State of Texas. This is a two-year program that includes FDA on line food
safety coursework modules, joint inspections with a State Regulator and an Audit from DSHS –
State Retail Group.
6.) Improve and continue Health and Code Enforcements’ Illegal Dumping Awareness Campaign to
assist neighborhoods to dispose of trash and debris properly through education, surveillance cameras,
dynamic message boards, and access to roll off containers.
7.) Expand current garage sale on line permitting process to include access to multiple Health and Code
permits for the public.
8.) Continue to ensure safe food for the public, an environment free of hazards and illegal solid wastes,
vibrant neighborhoods, and to promote sound environmental practices and procedures.
9.) The Imagine Tomorrow Program is an Economic Incentive program that targets Substandard, Vacant
residential structures and empty lots in the City of McAllen by offering full demolition, development, and
home repair incentives or grants to property owners.
10.) Code Enforcement Department will be taking on Substandard Home Demolition Process by identifying,
securing, and suggesting Demolition to Building Board of Adjustments.
11.) The City of McAllen has a proactive Mosquito Control Surveillance Program in partnership with Texas
A&M Health Science School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Agrilife, University of Texas Rio Grande
Valley, University of Texas at El Paso. This partnership allows laboratory research groups to study
mosquito species to learn about those species that may carry Mosquito Borne Diseases. The City of
McAllen's Health & Code Enforcement Department will be taking on interns from Entomology
Department with UTRGV to collaborate with our Vector Control Team and also and taking on an
Insecticide Resistance Study with the University.

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