MGL c. 111, § 27
A.
The Avon Board of Health shall appoint a Town Physician, who shall
hold the office at the pleasure of the Board. The Town Physician shall
be appointed on a yearly basis to coincide with the Town's fiscal
year. The Board may fix the salary or other compensation for the Town
Physician. The Town Physician shall be a general practitioner qualified
and registered with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
B.
The duties of the Town Physician shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1)
Advisory and consulting to the Board of Health matters.
(2)
Performs the duties of a quarantine physician.
(3)
Assists Health Agents in communicable disease follow-up.
(4)
Performs medical examinations as provided by law and ordered
by the Avon Board of Health on indigent Avon citizens and crime victims.
MGL c. 111, § 30
A.
The Avon Board of Health shall appoint one or more Health Agents
for the Town to serve and hold office at the pleasure of the Board.
The Agents shall be appointed on a yearly basis to coincide with the
Town's fiscal year by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (MGL c. 112,
§§ 87LL through 87OO). The Health Agents' pay shall
be set by the Board.
B.
The duties of the Town Health Agent shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1)
Advisory to the Avon Board of Health on State Sanitary and Health
Codes.
(2)
Perform on-site inspection of sewerage systems during their construction, review construction plans for on-site sewerage, issue certifications of compliance for completed systems. All set forth in Article IV of this chapter.
(3)
Inspect failing septic systems, cause and approve plans for
correction.
(4)
Inspect establishments which serve, sell (retail or wholesale)
or dispense food and/or beverage for eventual human consumption.
(5)
Inspect and act on establishments and housing suspected as unfit
for human habitation.
(6)
Inspect areas for vector control, trace source of rodents and
cause their elimination and destruction of their habitat.
(7)
Act on the behalf of the Avon Board of Health in cases where
an emergency health hazard exists and the Board cannot conveniently
assemble to embrace the problem.
(8)
Submit an activity report to the Avon Board of Health for approval
on a periodic basis (period to be set by the Board).
The Avon Board of Health may employ an appointed Sanitarian who is trained and equipped and in the opinion of the Board can handle the duties outlined in § 300-2.2 of this article, and only if no registered sanitarian is available for this position.
MGL c. 111, §§ 111 to 113
The Avon Board of Health shall appoint a Communicable Disease
Agent and one alternate for the Town. These agents shall serve at
the pleasure of the Board and compensation, if any, shall be fixed
by the Board. The duties of these agents shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
A.
Keep a log of all people reported as having a communicable disease
as defined by the State Department of Public Health.
B.
Report all diseases defined as communicable to the Avon School Nurse
or Doctor which occur to persons located within the school district.
C.
Report all diseases defined as communicable to the state on double
entry cards as provided by law.
D.
Report all communicable diseases and other health information to
a visiting nurses association or other agent acting in this capacity
for the Avon Board of Health.
The Avon Board of Health shall engage the services of a professional
engineer registered with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to perform
the duties of a Sanitary Engineer. The Avon Sanitary Engineer shall
serve the Town in an engineering capacity at the pleasure of the Board.
Service of the Sanitary Engineer shall be paid for out of the Avon
Board of Health's expense account and shall be for specific jobs and
areas of activities. Assignment of each work task for the engineer
or engineering firm shall require a motion by the Board with a majority
vote in favor. The activity areas for the Sanitary Engineer may include,
but not be limited to, the following:
MGL c. 94, §§ 118 to 131
A.
The Avon Board of Health shall appoint a Slaughter Inspector for
the Town to serve and hold office at the pleasure of the Board. The
salary or fee, if any, shall be fixed by the Board. The appointment
shall be on a yearly basis to coincide with the Town's fiscal year.
B.
The duties of the Slaughter Inspector shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1)
Inspection of all establishments which perform slaughter of
livestock, poultry, or process meat or meat food products or poultry
or poultry products within the Town of Avon.
(2)
Report to the Board all violations of state law or the Board
of Health's rules and regulations governing slaughter.
(3)
Make a periodic activity report to the Board (period to be set
by the Board).
MGL c. 129, §§ 15 to 17
The Avon Board of Health shall appoint an Animal Inspector (Disposer
of Carcasses) for the Town to serve and hold office at the pleasure
of the Board. The salary or fee, if any, shall be fixed by the Board.
The appointment shall be on a yearly basis to coincide with the Town's
fiscal year. The duties of the Animal Inspector shall include, but
not be limited to, the following:
A.
Remove and dispose of all carcasses in a sanitary manner which are
found or reported to be on Town or public ways and/or property.
B.
Make routine periodic activity reports to the Board (period to be
set by the Board).
C.
Make a routine patrol of the Town for the purposes of spotting and
removing carcasses.
D.
Respond to all animal bites on humans that occur within the geographical
limits of the Town. He shall also place the offending animal in quarantine
under the custodianship of the owner, or, if the owner cannot be found,
under the Animal Control Officer, for the period prescribed by law.
E.
Support an annual rabies clinic and other animal clinics as may be
prescribed by the Board.
F.
Inspect places which harbor livestock within the geographical limits
of the Town of Avon.
