[Adopted 12-11-2018 by Ord. No. MC-5164]
Pursuant to the provision of N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-10 the Camden County
Department of Health is hereby designated the entity responsible for
compliance with the Local Health Services Act for any and all functions
which would be performed by a local health services provider, including
meeting standards of performance.
There is hereby created and established a Health Services Advisory
Board of the City of Camden, County of Camden and State of New Jersey,
pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:3-1.
The Health Services Advisory Board of the City of Camden shall
be comprised of five members, to be appointed by the Mayor of the
City of Camden with the advice and consent of Council.
The terms of the initial appointees to members of the Health
Services Advisory Board shall be staggered among terms of not less
than one year and not more than three years. Therefore, all appointments
shall be for three-year terms.
Any vacancy in membership shall be filled for the unexpired
term only. Appointment to a vacant seat of the Health Services Advisory
Board shall be made in the same manner as original appointment.
The Health Services Advisory Board of the City of Camden shall
cooperate with the Camden County Health Department to provide a program
of health services in compliance with the Health Services Act. Further,
the Health Services Advisory Board may, from time to time, serve as
liaison between Camden County Health Department and the Mayor and
Council of the City of Camden in an effort to promote the enforcement
of any and all county health ordinances. The Health Services Advisory
Board shall perform any and all related functions necessary to meet
the standards of performance under the Health Services Act.
