This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Health
Department Ordinance."
The Town of Monroe hereby establishes a Health Department which
shall be responsible for protecting the health of residents by enforcing
the Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut established pursuant
to § 19a-36 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as well
as any local ordinances granting such authority to the Director of
Health. It is hereby declared that the purpose of the Monroe Health
Department is to protect, preserve and improve the public health of
the citizens of Monroe.
The Board of Health, as established under the Charter, shall
review, recommend, and/or approve matters of policy of the Monroe
Health Department. Nothing herein shall diminish the authority of
the First Selectman to direct the operations of the Health Department,
nor the authority of the Town Council, as provided elsewhere under
the Charter or the Code of the Town of Monroe.