[Adopted as Sec. 2-47 of the 1987 Revised General Ordinances;
amended in its entirety 10-12-2023 by Ord. No. NP2023-16]
A.
Pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq., municipalities are authorized under state
law to establish boards of health to carry out statutory responsibilities
contained therein.
B.
In
Myers v. Tp. of Cedar Grove, 36 N.J. 51 (1961), the Court held that
a municipality operating under the Faulkner Act may exercise the powers
of a Board of Health through its governing body, rather than a separate
Board of Health.
C.
In
accordance with the foregoing, the Borough Council is hereby authorized
to exercise any statutory powers afforded for a Board of Health.
D.
The
Borough Council is further authorized to delegate the powers of a
Board of Health to another entity, including pursuant to a shared
services agreement with another public body.
