[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 1]
A Board of Health is hereby authorized and created in and for the Township of East Pennsboro, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, composed of five members, at least one of whom shall be a reputable licensed physician of not less than two years' experience in the practice of his/her profession, if one resides within the Township. All members of said Board of Health shall be appointed by a majority of the Board of Commissioners of the Township. At the first appointment, one member shall be appointed to serve for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years and one for five years, and thereafter one member shall be appointed each year to serve for a term of five years.
[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 2]
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The members of the Board shall severally take and subscribe to the oath prescribed by statute for Township officers and shall annually organize by electing a President from among the members of the Board, a Secretary, who may or may not be a member of the Board, and the appointed Health Officer of the Township, who shall not be a voting member of the Board.
2. 
The Health Officer, who shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners, shall have had such training and experience and shall have passed such examination(s) as the Pennsylvania Department of Health and/or Department of Environmental Protection may require. The Health Officer shall not be removed from the office except for cause and after full opportunity to be heard on specific and relevant charges by and before the Board of Commissioners.
3. 
The Secretary and the Health Officer shall receive such salary as may be fixed by the Board of Commissioners of the Township. The members of the Board of Health, except any member elected to serve as Secretary, shall serve without compensation.
[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 3]
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The Board of Health and the Health Officer shall have and exercise all the authority and perform all the duties conferred upon them by the laws of this Township, by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and by the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health and shall have all such powers relating to the abatement of nuisances prejudicial to the public health and the enforcement of remedies and infliction of penalties in connection therewith as are vested by law in the Board of Commissioners of the Township.
2. 
The Health Officer shall carry proper identification when inspecting food establishments or premises in the performance of duties under this code.
3. 
The Health Officer shall issue all necessary notices or orders to ensure compliance with this code.
4. 
The Health Officer shall keep official records of all business and activities of the department specified in the provisions of this code.
5. 
Whenever in the enforcement of this code or another code or ordinance, the responsibility of more than one code official of the jurisdiction is involved, it shall be the duty of the code officials involved to coordinate their inspections and administrative orders as fully as practicable so that the owners and occupants of the establishment or premises shall not be subjected to visits by numerous inspectors or multiple or conflicting orders. Whenever an inspector from any agency or department observes an apparent or actual violation of some provision of some law, ordinance or code not within the inspector's authority to enforce, the inspector shall report the findings to the code official having jurisdiction.
6. 
The Health Officer, in accordance with the prescribed procedures of this jurisdiction and with the concurrence of the Board of Commissioners, shall have authority to appoint a deputy Health Officer, other related technical officers, inspectors and other employees.
[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 4]
The Board of Health, with the advice, consent and approval of the Township Commissioners, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary, from time to time, to enforce the provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 5]
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The Health Officer or his/her designated representative charged with the enforcement of this code, while acting for the jurisdiction, shall not thereby be rendered liable personally, and is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage accruing to persons or property as a result of an act required or permitted in the discharge of official duties.
2. 
Any suit instituted against any officer or employee because of an act performed by that officer or employee in the lawful discharge of duties and under the provisions of this Part shall be defended by the legal representative of the jurisdiction until the final termination of the proceedings. The Health Officer, or any subordinate, shall not be liable for costs in an action, suit or proceeding that is instituted in pursuance of the provisions of this code; and any officer of the department, acting in good faith and without malice, shall be free from liability for acts performed under any of its provisions or by reason of any act or omission in the performance of official duties in connection therewith.
[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 6]
The fees for activities and services performed by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this code shall be as adopted by resolution by the Board of Commissioners from time to time.