[Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Prospect Park 7-1-1901 (Ch. 10 of the 1974 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be in and for the Borough of Prospect Park a Board of Health in accordance with the provisions of the Act of the Legislature of New Jersey entitled "An Act to Establish in the State Boards of Health and a Bureau of Vital Statistics, and to Define Their Respective Powers and Duties," approved March 31, 1887, and the several supplements thereto (N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq.).
[Amended 2-26-1942]
The Board of Health of the Borough of Prospect Park shall consist of five members, which membership shall consist of the five persons who are now members of the present Board of Health of the Borough of Prospect Park, each of whom shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which he has been appointed. Future appointments to the said Board shall be made by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council. In the event of a vacancy in said Board caused by the death or resignation of any member thereof, the appointment to fill said vacancy shall be for the unexpired term of the member whose death or resignation created the vacancy.
[Added 3-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-6]
A. 
The term of office of the members of the Board of Health shall be three years.
B. 
The terms of the members shall be so arranged that the terms of not more than three members shall expire in any one year.
C. 
The Board of Health shall promptly notify the Mayor and Council of any vacancies within the membership of the Board of Health.
Said Board of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for its own government and shall elect a President from among its own members.
Said Board of Health shall appoint a Registrar of Vital Statistics, Clerk and Sanitary Inspector and may also appoint such other officers or assistants as said Board of Health may deem necessary. All appointees of said Board of Health shall be governed by the rules of said Board. The police officers of said Borough when on police duty shall be special sanitary inspectors, and 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 said Board shall not contract any debt or debts of any kind beyond the amount of the appropriation first made for its use by the Council.