There shall be in and for the Borough of Demarest a Board of Health in accordance with the provisions of the act of the Legislature of New Jersey entitled "An Act to Establish in This State a Board of Health and a Bureau of Vital Statistics and to Define Their Respective Powers and Duties," approved March 31, 1887, and the several acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Demarest 7-8-1903 by Ord. No. 2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-18-1983 by Ord. No. 562]
The Board of Health shall consist of five members.[1] All members of said Board hereafter appointed shall be appointed by the Council and shall hold office for the term of three years. All vacancies occurring in said Board of Health by reason of death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the Council for the remainder of the unexpired term.
The Board of Health shall elect a President and Secretary from among its own members and shall adopt rules and regulations for its own government.
[Amended 4-18-1983 by Ord. No. 562]
The Board of Health shall appoint a Registrar of Vital Statistics, a Deputy Registrar and Sanitary Inspectors and may also appoint such other officers or assistants as said Board may deem necessary. All appointees of said Board of Health shall be governed by the rules of said Board, and they may be removed for cause. The police officers of the Borough shall be special Sanitary Inspectors, and they shall promptly report to the Board of Health every violation of the health ordinances of the Borough[1] which may come within their knowledge or observation.
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Editor's Note: For ordinances adopted by the Board of Health consult Part III of this Code.
The Board of Health shall not contract any debt or debts of any kind whatever beyond the amount of the appropriation made from time to time for its use by the Borough Council.