Boonville Mandatory training ordinance (§ 8-3)

The city council mandates training of personnel at temporary and permanent food establishments as follows:

(1) Basic food handler training. No temporary or permanent food establishment shall remain open for business unless 50 percent of all food establishment personnel on duty at any time possess a basic food handler card. If the 50 percent trained food handler level is not attained due to employee turnover since the last offered training session, then training will be scheduled and a trained supervisory food handler will be responsible for on-site training and compliance issues until training can occur. To obtain such a card, the food establishment personnel must have attended a basic food handler safety course (typically a two-hour program) provided by the CCPHC or an equivalent training course approved by the CCPHC and provide evidence of satisfactory completion prior to the issuance of the card. The basic food handler safety card shall be renewed every three years.

(2) Supervisory food handler training. No person shall manage a food establishment unless such person possesses a supervisory food handler card. To obtain such a card, the person shall have attended a supervisory food handler safety course offered or approved by the CCPHC and provide evidence of successful completion prior to the issuance of the card. In the case of newly opened food establishments, operation may continue until the first date available for such food service training. The supervisory food handler safety card shall be renewed every three years.

(3) Fundraising events, festivals and other community events. The training requirement will become effective on January 1, 2012 for organizations preparing or selling food for fundraising, festivals or other community events. This will allow the calendar year of 2011 to conduct outreach to these groups. Notification and education of the training requirement and schedule of training sessions will be disseminated by CCPHC and the city. The CCPHC develops a calendar for training on a yearly basis and publishes in hard copy and on their website at www.coopercountypublichealth.com.

Food handlers at the fundraising events, festivals and other community events are all encouraged to sign up for a training class, however, only one food handler or person in charge of and working the event is mandated to attend. In addition, if a food handler has received comparable training from another health department, reciprocity for the training will be recognized and credited.