[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Haledon 9-2-1908
by Ord. No. 1 (Ch. 24 of the 1984 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Board of Health legislation — See Part III.
There shall be in and for the Borough of Haledon a Board of Health in
accordance with the provisions of the Act of the Legislature of New Jersey
entitled "An Act to Establish in This State Boards of Health and a Bureau
of Vital Statistics and to Define Their Respective Powers and Duties," approved
March 31, 1887 (N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq.) and the several supplements thereto.
[Amended 12-9-1935 by Ord. No. 302]
The said Board of Health shall consist of seven members. The five present
members shall be members of the said Board and shall hold office for the respective
terms to which they have been appointed, and two additional members shall
be appointed, one for a period of one year and one for a period of two years.
All members of said Board hereafter appointed shall be nominated by the Mayor
and confirmed by the Council and shall hold office for the term of three years,
except in case of vacancies; vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
Said Board of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for its own government
and shall elect a President from among its own members.
Said Board shall appoint a Clerk and a Register of Vital Statistics
and Sanitary Inspector and may also appoint such other officers or assistants
as said Board of Health may deem necessary; all appointees of said Board of
Health shall be governed by the rules of said Board and they may be removed
for cause by said Board. The Marshals of said Borough shall promptly report
to the Board of Health every violation of the health ordinances of the Borough[1] which may come within
their observation or knowledge.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Part III, Board of Health Legislation, of this
Code.
The said Board of Health shall not contract any debt or debts of any
kind beyond the amount of the appropriation first made for its use by the
Council.
