[Amended 8-21-2002 by Ord. No. 02-027]
There shall be a Department of Health, Recreation, Senior and
Veterans Services, the head of which shall be the Director. Within
the Department of Health, Recreation, Senior and Veterans Services,
there shall be a Division of Health, a Division of Recreation, an
Office of Senior Citizens Programs and an Office of Veterans Services.
[Amended 8-21-2002 by Ord. No. 02-027]
A.
Organization. The Health Officer shall be the Superintendent of the
Division of Health. He shall be appointed with regard to specialized
training and experience in public health and be the holder of a health
officer's license issued by the State Department of Health. Within
the Division of Health there shall be such sanitary inspectors as
may be provided for from time to time by the Council.
B.
Duties and qualifications of sanitary inspectors.
(1)
It shall be the duty of the sanitary inspectors to:
(a)
Inspect the sanitation of yards, alleys and buildings in any
assigned district and make investigations in case of dog bites and
rabies.
(b)
Enforce the ordinances concerning ragweed eradication.
(c)
Collect samples of water and milk for examination.
(d)
Make inspections to enforce the sanitary and the health laws.
(e)
Inspect homes and note violations of the sanitary health laws,
and, when violations are found, determine and cause the taking of
proper corrective action.
(f)
Inspect restaurants and other eating places and give testimony
in court cases.
(g)
Make special investigations and reports and perform related
work as required.
(2)
To be eligible for appointment as a sanitary inspector, an individual
shall have the qualifications required by N.J.S.A. 26:3-20 and other
applicable statutes.
C.
Additional units of Division. There are further assigned to the Division
of Health the Public Health Nurse, the Bureau of Vital Statistics,
the Township Physician and the Division of Animal Control.
A.
Whenever the Health Officer finds that the public safety will not
permit delay, he may exercise one or more of the following powers
without having to resort to legal proceedings and without the necessity
of giving notice or holding any hearing which would otherwise be required
under any provision of this Code:
(1)
Power to prevent the sale of food. The Health Officer may prohibit
the importation into the Township or sale of any food, drink or other
item intended for human consumption or use from a source suspected
of being infected, contaminated, unsanitary, unhealthy or dangerous.
(2)
Power to seize and destroy food. The Health Officer may order the
seizure and destruction of any food, drink or other item intended
for human consumption which is unwholesome or dangerous or likely
to cause sickness or injury to the persons who consume it.
B.
Any person knowing of anything being offered for sale as food for
human consumption which he has reason to believe is spoiled, contaminated
or otherwise unfit for human consumption shall immediately report
such fact to the Health Officer.
The Division of Recreation shall be headed by the Superintendent.
The Division shall:
A.
Administer and operate the Township's parks, playgrounds and playing
fields, facilities for indoor and outdoor sports and athletic and
recreational programs and activities for children and adults.
B.
Administer and operate the Township's community centers, social centers
and recreational functions and activities relating thereto.
C.
Sponsor and administer cultural activities in cooperation with other
public and private agencies and organizations.
D.
Use and operate public school property upon the approval and agreement
of the Board of Education to the extent that such property may be
adaptable and available for recreational programs and purposes of
the Division.
E.
Plan and develop public recreational areas and facilities; promote
and direct a year-round program of leisure activities for children,
youth and adults of the Township; stimulate the constructive use of
leisure time of residents of the Township; and work toward the reduction
of delinquency and the optimum coordination and development of public
and private recreational facilities within the Township.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 2-355, pertaining to Division
of Public Assistance, which immediately followed this section, was
repealed 8-21-2002 by Ord. No. 02-027.
The Office of Senior Citizens Programs shall be headed by a
Supervisor, who shall:
[Added 8-21-2002 by Ord. No. 02-027]
The Office of Veterans Services shall:
A.
Coordinate quality-of-life programs for veterans.
B.
Serve as coordinator between the Township and all other levels of
government for the procurement of assistance relative to veterans
and their families.
C.
Provide assistance to veterans in obtaining state and federal entitlements,
and provide advise and support to veterans who are reentering civilian
life.
[Added 8-21-2002 by Ord. No. 02-027; amended 9-15-2020 by Ord. No. 20-043]
Certified animal control officers, as defined by N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1
et seq., employed by the Township shall have the powers and authority
granted to them as enumerated in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16 as same may be
amended.
