[Amended 9-9-1975 by Ord.
No. 75-23; 8-16-1976 by Ord. No. 76-14; 2-6-1978 by Ord. No. 78-1]
There shall be a Department of Health and Welfare, the head
of which shall be the Director. The Department shall include the Office
of Health, the Office of Local Assistance and the Municipal Youth
Guidance Council.
[Amended 3-20-1989 by Ord. No. 896]
A.
Within the Department there shall be an Office of Health, the head
of which shall be the Health Officer, who shall serve for a term of
four years, coinciding with the term of office of the Mayor. Any qualified
person within the Office of Health may be appointed pursuant to law
to serve as the local Registrar of Vital Statistics, with or without
additional compensation. The Office, within the limits of available
appropriations, shall:
(1)
Have all the functions, powers and duties of a local Board of Health,
except that, as required by the Charter, the Council shall have and
exercise all of the legislative powers of a local Board of Health.
(2)
Plan and administer a comprehensive and public health program, including,
but without limitation thereto, environmental sanitation, communicable
disease control, child and adult health and health education, laboratory
services and any other services as may be authorized by the Charter
or ordinance and prescribed in Public Health Practice Standards of
Performance for Local Boards of Health in New Jersey, promulgated
by the Public Health Council of the New Jersey Department of Health.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(3)
Administer and enforce local health ordinances pursuant to law.
(4)
Maintain and administer records of vital statistics, including births,
deaths and marriages, in accordance with state law, and issue marriage
licenses pursuant to law.
(5)
Supervise the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse in the
Township, with reference to health hazards.
B.
The Director of Health and Welfare shall be authorized to set, charge
and have collected, on behalf of the Township of Washington, fees
for recipients of certain health services offered through the Office
of Health. Such fees shall be established as follows:
(1)
The Director of Health and Welfare, after consultation with the Advisory
Health Board, shall recommend a fee in writing to the Mayor of the
Township of Washington.
(2)
The Mayor shall have full power to accept, reject or modify said
recommendation, after which time fees shall be charged and collected
accordingly.
A.
Within the Office of Health there shall be an Advisory Health Board,
which shall be composed of no more than 10 members appointed by the
Mayor. The members shall serve for staggered terms of four years from
the date of their appointment, except that, at the time of their appointment,
three shall be appointed for a term of one year, three for a term
of two years, two for a term of three years and two for a term of
four years. All members shall serve without compensation.
B.
The Advisory Health Board, within the limitations of available appropriations,
shall:
There shall be a Municipal Youth Guidance Council as may be
authorized by resolution of the Council pursuant to law (N.J.S.A.
9:22-1 et seq.). For budget, personnel and purchasing purposes, the
Municipal Youth Guidance Council shall come under the Department of
Health and Welfare.
