[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.
[Amended 1-2-1989 by Ord. No. 413; 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 658[1]]
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.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code revisions (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).
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.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code revisions (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).
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.