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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1981-1733 Adopts County Ord. 5941 § 561.204, 61.205 and 61.206, food handler training requirements (9.04)ORDINANCE NO. 1733 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, RELATING TO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. The City Council of th.e City of National City, California, DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION I. That Section 61.204, 61.205, and 61.206 of San Diego County Ordinance No. 5941 (new series) is hereby adopted by reference and shall read as follows: SECTION 61.204. FOOD SERVICE NNNAGER. For the purposes of this Chapter, "FOOD SERVICE MANAGER" shall mean the owner, operator, licensee, or any other person who super- vises all or part of food service operations within a food service operations within a food service establishment and is responsible for the actions of employees under his or her charge. SECTION 61.205. FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. No person shall act as or be engaged as a food handler unless such per- son: (1) possesses a valid Food Handler Training Certificate as described in subdivision (a) of this Section, or (2) is working in an establishment under the supervision of a food service manager possessing a Food Service Manager Training Certificate as described in subdivision (b) of this Section, and possess a Food Handler Card as described in subdivision (c) of this Section; provided, however, that a person may act as or be engaged as a food handler under the supervision of suchfood service manager for up to ten (10) calendar days without a Food Handler Card. (a) Food Handler Training Certificate. Food Handler Training Certificates or renewals thereof shall be issued by the Health. Officer, or any other qualified person or agency as may be designated by the Health Officer, to Persons who, immediately preceding suchissuance, have successfully completed a food sanitation training course having a duration of at least three.(_3) hours, taugh.t by an instructor approved by the Health Officer, and having a course content approved by the Health Officer. In order to successfully complete said course, a person must pass a proficiency test, approved by the Health Officer, with at least a 70o grade. The course of instruction shall include at least the following subjects: (1) Microorganisms; (2) Sources of foodborne disease microorganisms; (3) Foodborne diseases; (4) The means by which food is contaminated by microorganisms and toxic substances; (5) Methods for protection of food to prevent foodborne illnesses; (6) Control of the spread of disease through food; (7) Personal hygiene for good handlers; (8) The role of utensils and equipment in the transmission of diseases; and (9) Dishwasing procedures. The Health. Officer's designation of persons or agencies to issue Food Handler Training Certificates and the Health Officexs approval of instructors and course contents may be withdrawn by the Health Officer at any time. The Food Handler Training Certificate shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of issuance. (b) Food Service Manager Training Certificate. A Food Service Manager Training Certificate shall be issued by the Health Officer, or by a person or agency authorized by th.e Health. Officer, to any person who has (1) attended a food service manager's training course, having a duration of at least 16 hours, taught by an instructor approved by the Health Officer, and having a course content approved by the Health Officer, and (2) has passed a proficiency test, approved by the Health Officer, with at least a 700 grade. The course of instruction shall include at least the following subjects: (1) Microbiology of foodborne disease; (2) Methods of preventing foodborne diseases; (3) Personal sanitation practices; (4) Warewashing and sanitizing; (5) Housekeeping and waste disposal practices; (6) Food purchasing, transportation, receiving and storage; (7) Food preparation and use; (8) Sanitation of kitchens; (9) Dining Service; (10) Legal regulations of the food industry; and (11) Sanitation and safety management. A Food Service Manager Training Certificate may also be issued to persons with any one of the following combinations of academic preparation and work experience, providing they pass the proficiency test specified above with at least an 85% grade.: A) A baccalaureate degree with at least a minor in food service occupations, environmental sanitation, bio- logical sciences, hospitality services or related subjects and at least two years of occupational experience in said fields; or B) An associate degree or 60 semester units of course work in food service occupations, environmental sanitation, biological sciences, hospitality services or related subjects and at least four years of occupational experience in said fields; or C) A high school diploma or its equivalent or evidence of successful completion of secondary education and at least six years of occupational experience in the food service field. A Food Service Manager Training Certificate may be issued by the Health. Officer to any person possessing formal education and practical experience in the application of food sanitation principles determined by the Health Officer to be equivalent to th.e formal education and practi- cal experience to that of a registered sanitarian with ten (10) years experience in food sanitation. The Health_ Officer's designation of persons or agencies to issue Food Service Manager Training Certificates and the Health Officer's approval of instructors course contents and proficiency tests may be withdrawn by the Health Officer at any time. The Food Service Manager Training Certificate shall not expire by passage of time. (c) Food Handler Card. A Food Handler Card or a renewal thereof, in a form prescribed by the Health Officer, may be issued by a food service manager possessing a Food Service Manager Training Certificate to food handlers under th.e manager's supervision, provided said food handlers pass a test relating to fundamental principles of sanitary food services practices, with at least a 70o grade. Said test shall be prepared by the Health. Officer based on informa- tion contained in an informational booklet on sanitary food practices, whichshall also be prepared by the Health. Officer and which shall be distributed at cost by th.e Health Officer. Test records and records of the duration of the food handler's employment, including the date that the food handler began to perform food handling services, shall be maintained on the premises where th.e food handler is performing such services. Th.e Food Handler Card shall be valid for three years from the date of issuance, or until the food handler's performance of food handling services at the establishment where the Card was issued ceases, or until the expiration of sixty (60) days from th.e date that the establishment ceases to have a food servicemanager possessing a Food Service Manager Train- ing Certificate to supervise the food handler, whichever occurs the earliest. SECTION 61.206. EMPLOYMENT OF FOOD HANDLERS. No person who owns or operates a business, occupation or establish- ment for whicha permit is required by Chapter 1 of Division 1 of this Title. 6 sh.all permit or authorize any person to act as or be engaged as a food handler in said business, occupa- tion or establishment unless such person is legally permitted to act as or be engaged as a food handler pursuant to Section 61.205. SECTION 2. OPERATING AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after the date of its passage. ATTEST: itZ PASSED AND ADOPTED this & day of -J , 19s/. ZZ/ CITY CI{ERK. CORRECTED COPY Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on January 6, 1981 by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Councilmen Camacho, Waters, Morgan Nays: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen Van Deventer Abstain: Councilmen Dal1 a AUTHENTICATED BY: KILE MORGAN By: Mayor of the City of National City, California City Clerk/of the City of National` City, California Deputy I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was not finally adopted until seven calendar days had elapsed between the days of its introduction and the days of its final passage, to wit, on December 16, 1980 and on January 61 1981 I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or that the reading of said ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than a majority of the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the consideration of each mem- ber of the Council and the public prior to the day of its passage a written or printed copy of said ordinance. I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and cor- rect copy of ORDINANCE NO. 1733 of the City of National City, passed and adopted by the Council of said City on January 6, 1981 (Seal) City Cle of the City of National City, California By: Deputy ORDINANCE NO._1 (NEW SERIES) AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTIONS 61.204, 61.205OF AND 61.206 TO THE ROUNTY CODE TO FOODREGULATORY ORDINANCES ELATING HANDLER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego do ordain as follows: • Section 1. Section 61.204 is hereby added to the County Code of Regulatory Ordinances to read as follows - Sec. 61.204. FOOD SERVICE MANAGER. For the purposes of mean the owner, this Chapter, "FOOD SERVICE MANAGER"shallsupervises _ 11 or part perator, licensee, or any other personwho sup of food service operations within a food service establishment ees under and is responsible for the actions of employ her charge. Section 2. Section 61.205 is hereby added to the County Code of Regulatory Ordinances to read as follows shall act as Sec. 61.205. FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. No person (1) possesses or be engaged as a food handler unless such person: valid Food Handler Training Certificate as describedesnasub-h- a a division (a) of this Section, or (2) is working men t under the supervision of a food service man` gar possessing a Food Service Manager Training Certificate as escr division (b) of this Section, and possess as Food dtiandierovided, Card as described in subdivisioatc) of or be engaged as a however, that a person may acts food handler.under the supervision of sucha food aservicFoodeandler e manager for up to ten (10) calendar days without Card. Food Handler (a) Food Handler TrainiCertificate. shal.l be issued by the Training Certificates or renewals Officer, or any other qualified person or agency. as may beY Health . designated by the Health Officer, to parsons who, .� ..,�edi ill_.- cedin such issuance, have' successfully comp' '. 1 lea astd �� sanitation training course having a duration of allh tftre and hours, taught by an instructor approved by the In having a course content approved by the Health ;tficer.order to successfully complete said course, a person must p pro- ficiency test, *approved by the Health Officer,, with at least a 70% grade. The course of instruction shall include at least the 'following subjects: 11/25/80 (53) (1) Microorganisms; (2) Sources of foodborne disease microorganisms; (3) Foodborne diseases; (4) The means by which food is contaminated by micro- organisms and toxic subofafood`to prevent foodborne (5) Methods for protection illnesses; (6) Control of the spread of disease through food; (7) Personal hygiene for food handlers; (8) The role of utensils_ and equipment in the transmission of diseases; and (9) Dishwashing procedures. The Health Officer's designation of persons or agencies to issue Food Handler Training Certificates and the Health Officer's Approval of instructors and course contents may be withdrawn by the -Health Officer at any time. The Food 'Handler Training Certificate shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of issuance. (b) Food Service Manager Training Certificate. A Food Service Manager Training Certificate shall be .issued by the Health Officer, or by a. person or agency authorized abyotthe d service Health Officer, to any person who has (1) attended manager's training course, having a duration offtileast 16 hours, taught by an instructor approved by the Health (� nd having a course content approved by the Health Officer, and (2) has passed a proficiency test, approved by the Health Officer, with at least a 70% grade. The course of instruction shall _include at least the following subjects: (1) Microbiology of foodborne disease; (2) Methods of preventing foodborne diseases; (3) Personal sanitation practices; (4) Warewashing and`sanitizing•' (5) Housekeeping and waste disposal practices; (6) Food purchasing, transportation, receiving and storage; (7) Food preparation and use; (8) Sanitation of kitchens; (9) Dining service; (10) Legal regulations of the food industry; and (11) Sanitation and safety management.._ A Food Service Manager Training Certificate may also be issued to persons with any one of the following combinations of academic providing they pass the proficiency preparation and work �lthratnleast an 85%ggrades test specified above A) A baccalaureate degree with at least a minor in food service occupations, environmental sanitation, biological sciences, hospitality services or related subjects and at least two years of occupational experience in said fields; or B) An associate degree or 60 semester.units of coursework in food service occupations, environmental sanitation, biological sciences, hospitality services or related subjects and at least four years of occupational experience in said fields; or C) A high school diploma or its equivalent or evidence of successful completion of secondary education_ and at least six years of occupational experience in the food service field. A Food Service Manager Training Certificate may be issued by the Health Officer to any person possessing formal education and practical experience in the application of food sanitation principles determined by the Health Officer to be equivalent to the formal education and practical experience to that of a registered sanitarian with ten-(1.0) years experience in food sanitation. The Health Officer's designation of persons or agencies to issue Food Service Manager Training Certificates and the Health Officer's approval of instructors course contents and proficiency tests may be withdrawn by the Health Officer at any time. The Food Service Manager Training Certificate shall not expire by passage of time. (c) Food Handler Card. A Food Handler Cardor a renewal thereof, in a form prescribed by the Health Officer, may be issued by a food service manager possessing a Food Service Manager Training Certificate to food handlers under the manager's uper- vision, provided said food handlers pass a test relating to funda- mental principles of sanitary food services practis,withat iatrleast a 70% grade. Said test shall be prepared by the Health based on information contained in an informational booklet on sanitary food practices, which shall also be prepared by the Health Officer and which shall be distributed at cost ttbynthe Hethalth fhod Officer. Test records and records of the du handler's employment, including the datethat the 'food handier began to perform food handling services, shall be maintained on the premises where the food handler is performing such services. The Food Handler V Card shall be valid for three years from the date of issuance, or until the food handler's performance of food handling services at the establishment where the Card was issued ceases, or until the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date that the establishment ceases to• have a food service manager possessing a Food Service Manager Training Certificate to supervise the food handler, whichever occurs the earliest. Section 3. Section 61.206 is hereby added to the County Code of Regulatory Ordinances to read as follows: Sec. 61.206. EMPLOYMENT OF FOOD HANDLERS. No person who owns or operates a business,. occupation or establishment for which a permit is required by Chapter 1 of Division 1 of this Title 6 shall permit or authorize any person to act as or be engaged as a food handler in said business, occupation or establishment unless such person is legally permitted to act as or be engaged as a food handler pursuant to Section 61.205. Section 4. OPERATING AND EFFECTIVE.DATE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30)days after the date of its passage, and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage it shall be published once with the names of the members voting for and against the same in San Diego Daily Transcript , a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of San Diego. The operative date of this ordinance shall be June 1, 1981. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 25th. day of November, 1980 ROGER BEDGECOCK Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego, State of California The above ordinance vas adopted by the following vote: Supervisor. n." - s D. Hamilton, Jr. voting "Aye" Supervisor Lucille V. Moore voting "Aye" Supervisor Roger Eedgeeock voting `.'Aye" Supervisor Jim Bates . voting "Aye" Supervisor Paul Eckert voting "Aye" ATTEST my hand and the seal of the Board of Supervisors this 25th day of Noveaber, 1980 (53) PORTER D. CRFMANS Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By Maria A. Tiscareno (SEAL) Deputy C i.:: i C:........L i. •