County health department updates food, pool ordinances; agrees to share lead-paint analyzer with Clark County

Floyd County commissioners on July 15 approved updates to two public-health ordinances and authorized an intercounty memorandum of understanding to share a state-provided XRF lead-paint analyzer.

Anthony Liebert of the Floyd County Health Department said the retail food establishment ordinance was updated to reflect a revised state health code; he said the primary change is a graduated fee structure for follow-up inspections. "Your second follow-up is 50%. Your third follow-up is 75. Your fourth is a 100%." Liebert said a fourth follow-up would also require a meeting with the health department.

Liebert also presented revisions to the county's pool ordinance, saying rising supply costs and an increase in follow-up inspections prompted a fee increase. He said the department calculated an average incremental cost of about $37 per additional pool inspection and adjusted fees and added a plan-review fee similar to the restaurant process.

Liebert told commissioners that public splash pads in parks and schools generally are not assessed an annual fee unless follow-up inspections are necessitated. He said some short-term rental properties (Airbnb/VRBO) may be subject to inspection depending on occupancy patterns; the department's last survey found seven short-term rentals, one with a pool that did not meet state testing requirements.

On equipment-sharing, commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding with Clark County to permit Clark County staff to borrow an XRF lead-paint analyzer the state provides and that the Floyd County Health Department houses. Liebert said the state requires an MOU among counties for device sharing.

Floyd County Ordinance 2025-18 (retail food and bed-and-breakfast establishments) and Ordinance 2025-19 (public pools) were both brought forward and approved by unanimous consent.

Ending: The health department will finalize ordinance language and coordinate fee implementation; county staff will post updates when the ordinances are formally codified and will publish permit and plan-review instructions for applicants.