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Consider repealing Section 7-2-20 of the Harrisonburg City Code, Fluoridation of city water supply
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Presented By: Chris Brown, City Attorney
Recommendation and Review
Section 7-2-20 of the Harrisonburg City Code requires the Public Utilities Department to introduce and maintain sodium fluoride into the city’s water supply and keep detailed reports related thereto. Due to an issue with the city’s fluoride system, Public Utilities will be unable to comply with Section 7-2-20 for a period of several months. Therefore, the Public Utilities Department is requesting that Section 7-2-20 be repealed, at least temporarily, until the Department is able to comply with that ordinance. The Public Utilities Department is also undertaking a costs/ benefits analysis of the fluoride program to provide to council a recommendation as to whether the fluoride program should be maintained.