lazyboy97o
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There were fees associated with the pool permits and their renewal, so I’m not sure much would be saved.
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Which won't be as thorough as what RCID was doing. The state agency responsible will be the Florida Department of Health. I imagine the burden will fall on the county health department.
zero creativity
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Is that a quote from The American President?Very true.
People vote against their own self interests all the time. I could prove it on a map…but I’d need a laser pointer and an easel.
Correct. County health departments already overwhelmed by other responsibilities. And no budget to take on the extra task.
According to the fee schedule, between $125 and $250 per pool.
64E-9. Public Swimming Pools And Bathing Places, 64E. Division of Environmental Health, 64. Department of Health, Florida Administrative Code
Florida Administrative Code (FAC) is the official compilation of administrative rules for the state of Florida.The unofficial compilation of FAC based on the official version managed by Florida Department of State.Including florida rule,register.
So does that mean the counties are picking up the extra tab to inspect Disneys pools?
FLDOH would use the county health departments in this instance. Which, as a unit of FLDOH, would receive funding from the state through the agency's appropriation.
And before now who was doing it? RCID?
I would imagine. Rules allow the hiring of outside testers, as long as the individual meets the requirements.
mikejs78
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Honestly the change was supposedly made on the 29th, which was after the news came out about the development deal.. My guess is this is a way to try to cause Disney pain. Shut down pools.
flynnibus
Premium Member
No - this is a normal customer pays situation.
People are reading WAY TOO MUCH into this. AFAIK RCID didn't do any of the health inspections previously. I think this single comment from an article is more about regulations that maybe Disney's deal didn't include.
GoofGoof
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From what I could find the inspections are done twice a year. Disney has 30+ resorts including DVC and most have multiple pools so I would guess maybe 70-100 total pools to inspect times 2 for twice a year so 140-200 inspections a year. My guess is a single inspector could cover more than one pool in a day but who knows. Even if he did 3 pools a day that’s still 12 work weeks of extra work so 1/4 a full time worker (FTE) added. If he could only cover 1 pool a day then about 1 FTE. so in the grand scheme of things not a huge extra cost to the counties but it isn’t nothing either.
Makes sense, thanks!
GoofGoof
Premium Member
But they do have to find something actually wrong. The Governor can’t just decide to shut down a pool on a whim.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Pools - especially public ones... have regulations applied to them for health code, safety, building, and chemical storage/use.
People run their facilities day to day, but face oversight, even after a facility is opened. Just like your building elevators get inspected periodically, etc.
This is not so new unknown burden to the county - this is just some new customers. But like I said in another post, I don't think RCID was doing the majority of this anyway... their charter doesn't get into health code AFAIK.
County health departments are part of FLDOH, not the county. And the inspectors handle more than just pools.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
I think you are probably correct. I also suspect that Disney has a higher standard than the minimum required by the department of health so won’t be an issue either way.
drnilescrane
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According to the CNN article is more like 600. Every kiddy splash pad and hot tub is a separate pool, and don't forget about the water parks. And it's the entirety of CFTOD f/k/a/ RCID so you have to count Golden Oak and the Four Seasons (public areas are in the district, just the neighborhoods aren't), Hotel Plaza Blvd, etc.
The inspectors are state employees assigned to the county health departments. $125 per pool isn't paying their salaries.