Food service to the public provides opportunity for transmission
of food-borne illnesses. Therefore, controls have been established
to minimize health risks, to assure service of wholesome foods, and
to meet consumer expectations. Since managers of retail food service
establishments are most influential in the conduct of daily food service
operations and have relatively stable employment patterns, it is desirable
and necessary for retail food service establishments to employ certified
food service managers.
The Health Officer shall approve a public education course for
food service manager certification or shall conduct a program of food
service manager certification, recertification, training, examination,
and evaluation of food service managers. The Health Office shall also
grant reciprocity to other manager training courses determined to
be equivalent to the Department's course. In addition, the Health
Officer shall provide for revocation or suspension of certification,
and shall otherwise implement these code requirements.
[Amended 9-9-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-06]
A. Every retail food establishment within the City of Englewood shall have at least one certified food service manager, meeting requirements set forth in Article
IV of this chapter of the Health Code in the City of Englewood, physically on its premises at all times during operation. Certification is required upon request for (preopening) inspection per Article
I, §
489-3. The Board of Health may exempt categories of retail food service establishments from the certification requirement if the Board determines that such exemption will not jeopardize the public health.
B. Establishments shall notify the Health Officer within 10 days when
the certified manager's employment is terminated and, at the same
time, shall indicate what measures are being taken to comply with
this article.
C. Persons to be employed as, or promoted to, retail food service establishment
manager shall be certified prior to employment or promotion.
D. A certificate issued by the Department shall be valid for 36 months
from the date of issue unless it is revoked or suspended by the Board.
Certified retail food service establishment managers shall be recertified
prior to expiration of the valid certificate.
[Amended 10-18-2017 by Ord. No. 17-02; 2-13-2019 by Ord. No. 19-02]
A. The fee for the training program, which shall include a textbook, hand-outs, food safety thermometer, examination scoring, and certificate, per person, is set forth in Chapter
485, Fees and Fee Schedule. There shall be established an early registration date, for the purpose of determining the procurement needs for the class, for each training course to which this fee shall apply. Each late registration shall be assessed an additional fee, as set forth in Chapter
485, Fees and Fee Schedule.
B. There shall also be a fee required to be paid for the service of a proctor for the food managers certification exam should said service be required outside the confines of the full certification course offered by the Department of Health, which shall be the fee set forth in Chapter
485, Fees and Fee Schedule.