[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Borough
Council of the Borough of Rocky Hill 3-29-1915. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 11-3-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
There shall be in and for the Borough of Rocky
Hill a Board of Health, in accordance with the provisions of the act
of the Legislature of New Jersey, entitled "An Act to Establish in
this 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, codified at N.J.S.A. 26:3-1
et seq.
[Amended 11-3-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
The Board of Health shall consist of five members.
All members of said Board shall be appointed by the Council and shall
hold said office for the term of three years, except in the case of
vacancies; vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. The terms
shall be so arranged that the terms of not more than two members shall
expire in any one year.
Said Board of Health shall adopt rules and regulations
for its own government and shall elect a President from among its
own members.
[Amended 11-3-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
A.
Said Board
of Health shall appoint a Registrar of Vital Statistics and Health
Officer and may also appoint such other officers or assistants as
the 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 Constables of said Borough,
when on duty to said Board of Health, 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.
B.
The compensation
of all officers, assistants, and contract service providers of the
Board shall be fixed from time to time by ordinance or resolution
of the Borough Council.
Said Board of Health shall not contract any
debt or debts of any kind beyond the amount of the appropriation made
for its use by this Council.
