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Borough of Hamburg, NJ
Sussex County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hamburg 3-7-1977 as Sec. 2-7 of the 1976 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Board of Health legislation — See Part III.
[Amended 4-7-1986]
A Board of Health for the Borough is hereby established. The Board shall consist of five members who shall be residents of the Borough and appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Borough Council.
All appointments shall be for a term of three years from January 1 of the year in which the appointment is made, except in cases of vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only. All appointments required to be made under this section shall be by the Mayor and with the advice and consent of the Council.
[Amended 12-28-1988[1]]
The Board of Health shall meet and organize as provided by law and shall appoint, annually, on the day of its organization, a place, day and hour for the regular quarterly meeting of the Board for the hearing of complaints, reports and general business, and shall cause to be published in the official newspaper of the Borough of Hamburg notice of the same. At least one regular meeting shall be held each quarter with special meetings to be called at any time by the President of the Board. The Board of Health shall assume all of the duties and shall have and exercise all of the powers conferred upon local boards of health according to N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The Board of Health shall adopt rules, regulations or ordinances for its own government and that of its officers and employees not inconsistent with law or the State Sanitary Code.
The Board of Health shall be required to elect a President and Secretary from within its membership, which election shall take place at the initial organization meeting of the Board and thereafter annually at its organization meeting.