[Adopted 6-13-1904 (Ch. 2.40 of the 1992 Code)]
There shall be in and for the Borough a Board of Health in accordance with N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq., and the several supplements thereto.
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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 consist of five members. All members of the Board shall be appointed by the Council and shall hold office for the term of three years except in the case of vacancies; vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
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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 and regulations for its own government and shall elect a president from among its own members.
The Board of Health shall appoint a registrar of vital statistics, clerk, and sanitary inspector and may also appoint such other officers or assistants as the Board of Health may deem necessary. All appointees of the Board of Health shall be governed by the rules of the Board, and they may be removed for cause by the Board. The marshals of the Borough when on police duty shall be sanitary inspectors; they shall promptly report to the Board of Health every violation of the health ordinances of the Borough which may come within their observation or knowledge.
The 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 this Council.