[R.O. 2005 §17-4; CC 1997 §17-4]
The Health Commissioner or his/her authorized agent is hereby
authorized and empowered to inspect all buildings, lands and places
as to their conditions for health and sanitation and, when necessary,
prevent the use thereof and require any alterations or changes necessary
to make them healthful or sanitary.
[R.O. 2005 §17-5; CC 1997 §17-5]
The Health Department under the supervision of the Health Commissioner shall have general supervision over the public health and shall see that the laws and ordinances in relation thereto are observed and enforced and for that purpose the Commissioner is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the Council, to make such rules and regulations consistent with this Code and other ordinances as will tend to promote or preserve the health of the City and carry out the purposes and intents of this Chapter. He/she is empowered to authorize and require any employee or Law Enforcement Officer to enter into and examine premises as provided in this Chapter and in accordance with the provisions of Section 135.110, Administrative Warrants, to ascertain the condition thereof so far as the public health may be affected by it and to declare and abate nuisances as herein or by law or ordinance provided.
[R.O. 2005 §17-6; CC 1997 §17-6]
The Health Commissioner shall keep a record of his/her acts
and orders and shall file in his/her office all petitions, documents
and papers belonging thereto. Copies of such records, petitions, documents
and papers, when certified by him/her, shall be prima facie evidence
in any court of the facts therein contained.
[R.O. 2005 §17-7; CC 1997 §17-7]
The Health Commissioner is authorized to issue permits to owners
or operators, when such comply with reasonable regulations and are
not contrary to this Code or other ordinances of the City, for the
conduct of such business and occupations to prevent the occurrence
of public health nuisances, which may include registration and statement
of the methods or conditions to be employed in their operation or
maintenance, for food vending trucks, water hauling, septic tank cleaning
and disposal of water, garbage, offal and refuse disposal and hauling,
dumps, the business of keeping animals or fowl or reptiles, except
usual farm animals and fowl.
[R.O. 2005 §17-8; CC 1997 §17-8]
The Health Commissioner shall make or cause to be made such
surveys, investigations, inspections and visits as may be deemed necessary
to ascertain the existence of a nuisance within the City or to prevent
the occurrence of a nuisance within the City by securing compliance
with this Chapter. The Health Commissioner shall collect or cause
to be collected and shall analyze or cause to have analyzed all samples,
specimens, materials or substances from any premises whatsoever wherein
or whereon a nuisance is suspected to exist for the purpose of determining
the existence of a nuisance or non-compliance with this Chapter. Every
owner, occupant, permit holder, tenant or employee of premises and
every other person affected by a nuisance and every person having
information concerning the facts about the creation or the existence
or the maintenance of a nuisance shall furnish to the Health Commissioner
or his/her agent such facts, information or records as he/she may
have or obtain when requested to do so.
[R.O. 2005 §17-9; CC 1997 §17-9]
All Law Enforcement Officers shall observe the health and sanitary
conditions in their districts and shall promptly report to the Health
Commissioner, through the Chief of Police, any disease, nuisance or
insanitary condition.
