威斯特摩兰县可以向企业收取更多费用，以确保结帐线扫描仪、加油泵保持准确

预计委员们将在本周考虑费用结构的变化。

Westmoreland County might soon begin charging business owners more to ensure checkout line scanners, gas pumps and other equipment remain accurate.

威斯特摩兰县可能很快就会开始向企业主收取更多费用，以确保收银台扫描仪、加油泵和其他设备保持准确。

Commissioners are expected to consider a change in the fee structure this week.

预计委员们本周将考虑改变费用结构。

A plan was unveiled Tuesday to increase licensing fees for commercial scales and other retail measurement devices for the first time in eight years. If approved at the commissioners’ next public voting meeting Thursday, business owners will pay an average of $3 more to license each device used in local grocery stores, gas stations, parking meters and other measuring and timing equipment at local retailers.

周二公布了一项计划，八年来首次提高商业秤和其他零售测量设备的许可费用。如果在周四委员会的下一次公开投票会议上获得批准，企业主将平均多支付 3 美元来获得当地杂货店、加油站、停车计时器以及当地零售商的其他测量和计时设备使用的每台设备的许可。

Each device is inspected at least once throughout the year to ensure accurate record measurements, weights and prices. Inspected devices also include gas pumps, scales at grocery store deli counters, coin-operated dryer machines in laundromats and jewelry scales.

每个设备每年至少检查一次，以确保准确记录测量、重量和价格。检查的设备还包括加油站、杂货店熟食柜台的秤、自助洗衣店的投币式烘干机和珠宝秤。

Inaccurate devices are required to be calibrated within 30 days and subjected to additional inspections. Continued violations can result in $100 fines, as part of the county’s weights and measurement ordinance.

不准确的设备需要在30天内进行校准并接受额外检查。根据该县体重和测量条例的一部分，持续违规可能会被处以 100 美元的罚款。

The county’s proposal to update the ordinance calls for new licensing fees such as $27 for checkout line scanners, $37 for small commercial scales and $57 for fuel dispensers.

该县更新法令的提案要求征收新的许可费，例如收银线扫描仪收费 27 美元，小型商业规模收费 37 美元，燃油加油机收费 57 美元。

“Our goal is to make the operation self sufficient, to pay for office staff and supplies. This is a really important service that makes sure folks get the gallons of gas and pounds of lunch meat they pay for,” Commissioner Ted Kopas said.

“我们的目标是使业务自给自足，支付办公室人员和用品的费用。这是一项非常重要的服务，可以确保人们获得他们支付的加仑汽油和磅午餐肉，”专员特德·科帕斯说。

Two inspectors and a supervisor are assigned to the weights and measurement division. Public Works Director Dante DeCario said the county licenses about 5,600 devices and conducts up to 8,000 inspections annually.

重量计量部门分配有两名检验员和一名主管。公共工程总监 Dante DeCario 表示，该县每年为约 5,600 台设备发放许可证，并进行多达 8,000 次检查。

About two dozen complaints are investigated each year by the department.

该部门每年调查大约两打投诉。

The department last year gained attention after it flagged cash register scanners at the Giant Eagle in New Kensington, when inspections revealed several devices recorded inaccurate prices.

去年，该部门在新肯辛顿的 Giant Eagle 发现了收银机扫描仪后引起了关注，当时检查发现几台设备记录的价格不准确。

The department generates about $230,000 a year in revenue, and the increased fees are expected to raise about $25,000 more in 2025, DeCario said.

DeCario 表示，该部门每年的收入约为 23 万美元，增加的费用预计到 2025 年将增加约 25,000 美元。

Licensing fees have remained unchanged since 2017.

自 2017 年以来，许可费用保持不变。

Westmoreland County is one of 10 counties in Pennsylvania, along with Allegheny and Beaver, that oversees inspection and licensing of scanning devices.

威斯特摩兰县是宾夕法尼亚州的 10 个县之一，另外两个县是阿勒格尼县和比弗县，负责监督扫描设备的检查和许可。

“A majority of counties have the (state) Department of Agriculture do it. Having it done here helps our residents to make sure they get fair pricing,” Commissioner Sean Kertes said.

“大多数县都由（州）农业部负责。在这里完成这项工作有助于我们的居民确保他们获得公平的定价，”专员肖恩·克特斯说。