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Editor's Note: The Department of Health and Welfare was repealed by Ord. 6 S+FH(S-1), 7-16-1986. The Department of Health and Human Services was renamed the Department of Child and Family Well-Being by Ordinance No. 6 S+FE, 10-17-2007. The Department of Child and Family Well-Being was renamed the Department of Health and Community Wellness by Ord. 6PSF-E, 8-6-2014.
[Ord. 6 S+FI(S-1), 7-16-1986; Ord. 6 S+FC(S), 9-16-1998; Ord. No. 6 S+ FC, 12-19-2002; Ord. 6 S+FE, 10-17-2007 § 1; Ord. 6PSF-E, 8-6-2014]
There shall be a Department of Health and Community Wellness, the head of which shall be the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness. The Department shall consist of the following Divisions:
a. 
Medical Care Services;
b. 
Environmental Health;
c. 
Welfare;
d. 
Social Services;
e. 
Health Planning; and
f. 
Surveillance and Prevention.
[Ord. 6 S+FI(S-1), 7-16-1986; Ord. 6 S+FE, 10-17-2007 § 1; Ord. 6PSF-E, 8-6-2014]
The Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness shall, prior to his/her appointment, be qualified by professional training in public health or public welfare and shall be further qualified by experience in responsible administration. The Mayor may, with the consent of the Council, waive any of the requirements set forth above when, in their judgment, the best interest of the City shall be served thereby.
The Director's compensation shall be such sum as shall be fixed by ordinance of the Council.
[Ord. 6 S+FI (S-1), 7-16-1986; Ord. 6 S+FC(S), 9-16-1998; Ord. 6 S+FF, 5-16-2007 § 1; Ord. 6 S+FE, 10-17-2007 § 1; Ord. 6PSF-E, 8-6-2014]
The Director, through the Divisions and otherwise shall:
a. 
Coordinate and supervise all of the health and welfare functions and activities of the City Government;
b. 
Enforce housing laws and housing ordinances, and administer related inspections, as it pertains to the enforcement of health codes, ordinances and statutes;
c. 
Supervise the administration of public welfare laws and benefits within the City;
d. 
Operate public health clinics for the prevention and detection of disease;
e. 
Administer State Laws and ordinances relating to public health.
f. 
Maintain a continuous study of public health and welfare in the City, including slum problems, and from time to time recommend to the Mayor and Council appropriate plans and programs for the protection and improvement of the health and welfare of the people of the City.
g. 
Blood Borne Disease Harm Reduction Act. The Department of Health and Community Wellness may establish and implement a sterile syringe access program in the form and manner consistent with State law.