Adopted Budget FY 2018-2019

Mission
Statement:
To provide and
promote a clean and
healthy environment
through education
and prevention.
Department Summary
General Fund
Environmental and Health Code Compliance
www.mcallen.net/devservices/health
Actual Adj. Budget Estimated Budget
Expenditure Detail: 16-17 17-18 17-18 18-19
Personnel Services
Salaries and Wages $ 784,038 $ 881,233 $ 869,083 $ 892,026
Employee Benefits 241,765 255,905 255,905 263,508
Supplies 30,937 27,995 34,142 38,495
Other Services and Charges 287,249 260,554 280,344 286,754
Maintenance 60,996 31,721 46,321 31,721
Operations Subtotal 1,404,985 1,457,408 1,485,795 1,512,504
Capital Outlay - 5,345 5,356 169,732
Total Expenditures $ 1,404,985 $ 1,462,753 $ 1,491,151 $ 1,682,236
PERSONNEL
Exempt 2 2 2 2
Non-Exempt 21 22 22 24
Part-Time - - - -
Total Positions Authorized 23 24 24 26
Contact Us:
Steven Kotsatos
Director of
Environmental and
Health Code
Compliance
311 N. 15th
McAllen, TX 78501
(956) 681-1900
1.) Continue Code Enforcement presence to encourage voluntary compliance of
environmental and health codes.
2.) Inspect all retail food establishments twice a year as required by State Law.
3.) Improving existing internal Standard Operating Procedures for Health (Food safety establishment
inspections) and Administrative (Liens, permit processing, billing, payroll, Commission agenda
preparations, Travel).
4.) 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
foodsafety coursework modules, joint inspections with a State Regulator and an Audit from
DSHS – State Retail Group.
containers.
MAJOR FY 18-19 GOALS
inspections), Code Enforcement inspections, and Vector (mosquito trapping, spraying, and
5.) Improve and continue Health and Code Enforcements’ Illegal Dumping Awareness Campaign to
assist neighborhoods to dispose of trash and debris properly through education and access to roll off
6.) Expand current garage sale on line permitting process to include access to multiple Health and
Code permits for the public.
7.) 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.
8.) 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.
9.) The City of McAllen has a proactive Mosquito Control Surveillance Program in partnership with of
Texas A&M Health Science School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Agrilife, University of Texas Rio
Rio Grande Valley, University 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.
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