[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Monaca 1-11-1994
by Ord. No. 808. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fee schedule — See Ch. A256.
A.
Establishment. The administration of the health laws
and ordinances of the Borough of Monaca and, where applicable, the health
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be enforced by the Monaca Borough
Board of Health and, when instructed to do so, through a Health Officer who
shall be appointed by the Borough Council of the Borough of Monaca.
B.
Experience/certification. The Health Officer shall have
some experience or training in public health work in accordance with the rules
and regulations established by the Advisory Health Board of the State Department
of Health and shall not enter upon the performance of his/her/its duties until
certified to do so by the State Department of Health.
C.
Remuneration. The Health Officer shall receive remuneration
for services rendered in accordance with a schedule adopted from time to time
by the Board of Health and ratified by resolution of the Borough Council of
the Borough of Monaca.
D.
Oath. The Health Officer shall take and subscribe to
the oath prescribed for Borough Council members, together with such loyalty
oath as is prescribed and required by law.
E.
Term. The Health Officer shall serve for a period until
such time that a successor is appointed.
F.
Powers. The Health Officer shall have:
(1)
The same power and exercise the same authority as is
prescribed for the Board of Health and shall have the power and authority
of a policeman in the performance of his/her/its duties.
(2)
Pursuant to an order of the Board of Health, the power
to enter at any time upon any premises in the Borough of Monaca upon which
there is suspected to be any infectious or contagious disease or nuisance
detrimental to public health for the purpose of examining and abating the
same.
G.
Duties. The Health Officer shall have the following duties:
(1)
Perform all duties as are vested in local health officers
by state laws and regulations.
(2)
Attend all stated and special meetings of the Board of
Health.
(3)
Attend, when requested, stated or special meetings of
the Borough Council of the Borough of Monaca.
(4)
At all times be ready and available for the prompt performance
of official duties.
(5)
Make sanitary inspections.
(6)
Execute the orders of the Board of Health in pursuance
of the Board's lawful powers.
(7)
Execute orders of the Board of Health directing the removal
or abatement of any nuisance or a menace to public health.
(8)
Before the commencement of the fiscal year, submit an
estimate of the probable expenditures for the ensuing year.
(9)
In the month of January of each year, submit a written
report of the appropriations and expenditures of the preceding year, together
with such other information on subjects relative to the sanitary conditions
or requirements of the Borough as the Board of Health and Borough Council
of the Borough of Monaca deem necessary.
(10)
Cooperate with the County of Beaver, State Department
of Health and any other city, borough or township in the enforcement and administration
of its health laws.
