[Adopted by 12-26-1975 by Ord. No. 700 as § 2-11 of the 1975 Revised
General Ordinances (Ch. 37 of the 1986 Code); amended in its entirety 2-17-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-6]
A.
There shall be a Board of Health in the Borough consisting of seven
members and two alternate members appointed by the Mayor, with the
advice and consent of the Council, for terms of three years. The members
and alternate members shall receive no compensation for their services
and shall be citizens and residents of the Borough of Wood-Ridge,
unless a school nurse and/or municipal physician are/is appointed
member(s) of the Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-3.
B.
The alternate members shall be designated as Alternate Member No.
1 and Alternate Member No. 2, respectively. The alternate members
shall have the right to attend and participate in all meetings of
the Board and its subcommittees, including any closed executive sessions,
but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular
member of the Board, and in such event, Alternate No. 1 shall have
precedence in voting. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a
regular member may vote instead of an alternate member.
C.
The Borough Council may appoint one of its members to serve as a
liaison to the Board for a term of one year from January 1 to December
31. Said liaison shall have the right to attend and participate in
all meetings of the Board and its subcommittees, including any closed
executive sessions, but shall not have a vote unless he or she is
also a member of the Board.
A.
The Board of Health shall have the power and authority to adopt ordinances
relating to the protection of the health of Borough residents, shall
employ necessary personnel and fix their salaries, and shall have
under its jurisdiction the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Borough,
the Health Officer and such other employees as are necessary to carry
out its duties. The Board of Health shall have all the jurisdiction
conferred upon boards of health by Title 26 of the New Jersey Statutes
Annotated.
B.
The Board may elect to either, directly or through the Borough of
Wood-Ridge, enter into shared services agreements and/or inter-local
service agreements with other boards of health and/or any municipality,
board of education and/or county for the provision of services and/or
personnel necessary to perform its powers and duties.
C.
The Board may elect to have the salaries and wages of its employees
be established by the Borough Council. The operations of the Board
are subject to the annual appropriation of the Borough Council.
