There shall be a Department of Health and Welfare,
the head of which shall be the Director of Health and Welfare and
in which there shall be a Division of Health and a Division of Welfare.
The Director of Health and Welfare shall be
appointed by the Manager and shall receive such compensation as shall
be fixed from time to time by a general salary ordinance. The Director
shall be qualified by training and experience for the duties of his
office. He shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the
Manager.
A.
Within the Department there shall be a Division of
Health, the head of which shall be the Health Officer, who may be
the County Health Officer through the appropriate contractual arrangements.
Under the supervision of the Director, the Division shall:
(1)
Have all of the functions, powers and duties of a
local board of health under Title 26 of the Revised Statutes, except
that as required by the Charter, the Council shall have and exercise
all local legislative powers under that Title.
(2)
Plan and administer a comprehensive public health
program, including, without limitation thereto, environmental sanitation,
communicable disease control, child and adult health and health education,
laboratory services and other services as may be authorized by the
Charter or ordinance.
(4)
Maintain and administer records of vital statistics,
including births, deaths and marriages, in accordance with state law,
and receive applications for and issue marriage licenses pursuant
to law.
B.
There shall be a Registrar of Vital Statistics within
the Department of Health and Welfare, who shall be appointed by the
Manager. Said Registrar of Vital Statistics may be the Township Clerk
and shall have charge of the administration duties involved in obtaining
reports of and recording births, marriages and deaths in the municipality,
together with such related work as may be required in accordance with
general law and ordinances of the municipality.
C.
The Manager shall appoint and employ such health officers,
animal warden or other personnel as he deems necessary to carry into
effect the powers vested by law. Whenever required by law, employees
within the Department of Health shall be the holders of proper licenses
issued by the State Department of Health. The Manager shall fix the
duties and term of employment of each employee.
There shall be a Township Physician, Police
Physician and Township Psychologist of the Township of Mount Laurel,
to be appointed by the Manager. Such person or persons shall be licensed
by the State of New Jersey to practice their trade within the state
and shall perform all medical services required to be performed by
or on behalf of the township as directed. Their salaries shall be
based upon a retainer as provided by ordinance and, in addition thereto,
such reasonable compensation payable on the basis of services actually
performed.
Within the Department there shall be a Division of Welfare comprised of the Local Assistance Board appointed pursuant to the Charter and this chapter (see Article XIII). The Board shall appoint a Director of Welfare pursuant to law. The Director of Welfare, under the supervision of the Director of the Department of Health and Welfare, except as otherwise required by law, shall:
A.
Administer laws and ordinances relating to relief
of the needy, including aid to needy persons who are eligible for
public assistance provided through county and state agencies.
B.
Provide or arrange for temporary shelter and custodial
care to dependent and homeless persons.
C.
Enter into and perform cooperative agreements with
other public agencies and voluntary charitable organizations and services
relating to the functions of the Division.
