There is hereby created and established a Board of Health for the Borough
of Pennington, pursuant to the provisions of the N.J.S.A. 26:3-3.
[Amended 12-2-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-5]
The Board of Health of the Borough of Pennington, County of Mercer and
State of New Jersey, shall be composed of five members, to be appointed by
the Mayor of the Borough of Pennington with the advice and consent of the
Borough Council. Members of the Board of Health shall be appointed for three-year
terms arranged so that the terms of no more than two members expire in any
year.
The members of the Board of Health of the Borough of Pennington shall
receive no compensation for their services as members of the Board.
The Board of Health shall have all the rights, powers and duties as
are conferred upon local boards of health by the Revised Statutes of the State
of New Jersey.
The Board of Health, at its organizational meeting to be held on or
about July 1 of each year, shall elect and choose:
A. A Chair of the Board of Health, who shall serve for a
period of one year and until a successor is chosen and qualified.
B. A Secretary of the Board of Health, who shall serve for
a period of one year and until a successor is chosen and qualified.
C. Such officers as may be deemed necessary by the Borough
Board of Health.