[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:
A. 
Administer all senior citizens programs (social, recreational and medical, etc.), throughout the Township.
B. 
Serve as coordinator between the Township and all other levels of government for procurement of public funds and technical assistance relative to senior citizens programs.
[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.