[Adopted by MC 2018-22, September 11, 2018]
(a) 
As allowed by the Charter, there shall be a Department of Health and Social Services. The head of the department shall be the Director, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council and may be one of the division heads. The Director shall serve during the term of office of the Mayor appointing him/her and until the appointment and qualification of his/her successor, subject to removal as provided by the Charter.
(b) 
Within the Department of Health and Social Services there may be an Administrative Assistant designated as Secretary to the Director, who shall be appointed by the Director with the approval of the Administrator. The Administrative Assistant shall serve during the term of office of the Director appointing him/her, subject to removal as provided in the case of a Department Director appointed by the Mayor.
[Amended 12-8-2025 by Ord. No. MC 2025-48]
Within the Department of Health and Social Services there shall be established a Division of Health, the head of which shall be the Health Officer. Under the supervision of the Director, the Division shall:
(a) 
Have all the functions, powers and duties of a local board of health under Title 26 of the revised Statutes, except that as required by the Charter the Council shall have and exercise all local legislative powers under that Title.
(b) 
Plan and administer a comprehensive public health program including without limitation thereto housing and environmental sanitation, communicable disease control, child and adult health, health education, laboratory services and such other services as may be authorized by the Charter or by ordinance.
(c) 
Administer and enforce the local health ordinances. N.J.S.A. 24:1-1 et seq. and 26:1-1 et seq. and the State Sanitary Code within the City, and establish the requirements for the licensing of dogs pursuant to law:
(d) 
[1]Utilize the services of physicians, dentists, or other health personnel by contract executed, by the Mayor or Business Administrator, to perform such medical, dental or other public health programs as shall be required by the City.
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Editor’s Note: Former Subsection (e), regarding maintain and administer records of vital statistics was repealed 12-8-2025 by Ord. No. MC 2025-48. This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection (e) as Subsection (d).