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Adopted Budget 2025 City of McAllen, Texas

General Fund

Environmental and Health Code Compliance
https://www�mcallen�net/departments/code
Mission Statement: DEPARTMENT SUMMARY
To maintain quality of life Actual Adj. Budget Estimated Budget
and preserve the integrity 22-23 23-24 23-24 24-25
of real property, food Expenditure Detail:
safety, and neighborhoods Personnel Services
in the community through Salaries and Wages $ 1,408,355 $ 1,575,190 $ 1,513,480 $ 1,555,501
education Employee Benefits 420,984 548,935 538,938 540,662
and enforcement of State Supplies 64,499 72,966 72,966 76,766
and City municipal code Other Services and Charges 383,277 404,702 404,702 355,964
and regulations�
Maintenance 99,985 78,728 84,781 98,538

Operations Subtotal 2,377,101 2,680,521 2,614,867 2,627,431
Capital Outlay 129,682 39,650 53,650 12,440
Total Expenditures $ 2,506,783 $ 2,720,171 $ 2,668,517 $ 2,639,871

PERSONNEL
Exempt 2 2 2 2
Non-Exempt 31 33 33 32
Part-Time - - - 1
Total Positions Authorized 33 35 35 35

Contact Us: MAJOR FY 24-25 GOALS
Nancy Trevino 1� The Environmental Health & Code Enforcement Department will provide Home Repair Economic Incentives
Director of Environmental for New Construction of Residential Homes and Repair or Replacement of Substandard, Vacant Residential
and Health Code properties� (3�2�02)
Compliance 2� The Environmental Health & Code Enforcement Department will enforce the McAllen Property Maintenance
311 N. 15th Code adopted by the City in February 2022� (4�1�02)
McAllen, TX 78501 3� The Environmental Health & Code Enforcement Department will continue with the Involuntary Demolitions
(956) 681-1900 program taking substandard, vacant structures to the Building Board of Adjustments for compliance� (4�2�10)
4� The Environmental Health & Code Enforcement Department will continue with the “Citizen Code Academy”
program to educate residents and help promote programs with the department� (4�5�04)
5� The Environmental Health & Code Enforcement Department will continue the Community Tool Shed program
that allows residents to borrow gardening tools free of charge to help eliminate blight� (4�5�06)
6� The Environmental Health & Code Enforcement Department will collaborate with Information Technology
Department to help facilitate more ONLINE transactions of permits. (5.1.01)
7� Inspect all retail food establishment twice a year as required by State law�
8� Improving existing internal Standard Operating Procedures for Health (Food safety establishment
inspections) Code Enforcement inspections, and Vector (mosquito trapping, spraying, and inspections) and
Administrative (Liens, permit processing, billing, payroll, Commission agenda preparations, Travel)
9� 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 food safety
coursework modules, joint inspections with a State Regulator and an Audit from DSHS-State Retail Group�
10� Improve and continue Health and Code Enforcements’ Illegal Dumping Awareness Campaign to assist
neighborhoods to dispose of trash and debris properly through education, surveillance cameras, dynamic
message boards, and access to roll off containers�
11� 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�
12� Continue Code Enforcement presence to encourage voluntary compliance of environmental and health
codes and aim to become a Nationally Accredited Department.
13. Continue education for Health & Code Officers in conjunction with the Department of State Health Services,
Texas A&M TEEX, and TCEQ�

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