[Adopted 4-12-1911 by Ord. No. 5 (Ch.
8 of the 1967 Code)]
[Amended 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 658]
There shall be in and for the Borough of Harrington
Park a Board of Health in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
26:3-1 et seq.
Said Board of Health shall consist of seven
members. All members shall be proposed by the Mayor, but appointed
by the Mayor and Council, shall be residents of the Borough, shall
serve without compensation and shall hold said office for a term of
three years, except in the case of vacancies which shall be filled
for the unexpired terms.
Said Board of Health shall adopt rules and regulations
for its own government and shall elect a President from among its
own members.
[Amended 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 658[1]]
Said Board of Health shall appoint a Registrar
of Vital Statistics, Secretary to the Board and a registered environmental
health specialist (REHS), also known as the "Health Officer," 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, and they may be removed
for cause by said Board. The members of the Police Department 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 Board of Health shall not contract any debts
of any kind beyond the amount of the appropriation made for its use
by the Mayor and Council.
