There is hereby established an autonomous board of health to
fulfill all those duties and exercise those powers set forth in N.J.S.A.
Title 26 and elsewhere in New Jersey law.
The board shall be known as the "Board of Health of Delaware
Township."
[Amended 3-27-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-08]
The Board of Health shall consist of seven members appointed
by the Mayor with advice and consent of Township Committee members.
All of the members shall be residents of the Township. All of the
members shall serve without compensation. The full term of each member
shall be four years, and until the appointment and qualification of
his/her successor. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by an expiration
of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term only. The Committee
may remove any member of the Board for cause, on written charges served
upon the member and after a hearing thereon at which the member shall
be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel.
[Added 3-27-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-08; amended 2-10-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-03]
A. The Delaware Township Board of Health shall consist additionally
of two alternate members to be appointed by the Township Committee.
B. Said alternate members shall be designated by the Township Committee
and shall serve during the absence or disqualification of any regular
member.
C. The initial terms of alternate members shall be one and two years,
respectively. Subsequent terms of each alternate member shall be two
years commencing January 1 of the year of the appointment. Such alternate
members shall be designated by the Township Committee as "Alternate
No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2" and shall serve in that order during
the absence or disqualification of any regular member.
D. The alternate members may participate in discussions of the proceedings
before the authority but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification
of a regular member. A vote of the authority shall not be delayed
in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member.
[Added 2-10-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-03]
A. The Delaware Township Board of Health shall consist additionally
of advisory members to be appointed by the Township Committee.
B. The Township Committee shall designate one or more advisory members
annually.
C. The term of each advisory member shall be one-year commencing January
1 of the year of the appointment.
D. Advisory members may participate in discussions of the proceedings
before the authority but may not vote on matters before the authority.
The Board shall fulfill all the duties and exercise all of the
powers set forth in N.J.S.A. 26:3-31 et seq. and in general shall
be responsible for exercising faithfully all the duties required by
local board by state statute and regulation.