[Amended by Ord. No. 91:21]
There shall be a Department of Human Services, the head of which shall be the Director.
[Amended by Ord. No. 91:21]
A. 
Within the Department there shall be an Office of Health with a Health Officer who shall be qualified in accordance with state statutes.
B. 
The powers and duties of the Office are to:
(1) 
Exercise the functions, powers and duties under Title 26 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes, except that the Council shall exercise all local legislative powers under that title;
(2) 
Plan and administer a comprehensive public health program, including environmental sanitation, communicable disease control, health education, laboratory services and other authorized services;
(3) 
Administer and enforce the local health ordinances.
[Amended by Ord. No. 91:21; Ord. No. 99:8]
A. 
Within the Department there shall be an Office of Social Services. The Office of Social Services shall provide supportive and social services to residents in need, with the exception of services provided through the Work First New Jersey/General Assistance Program, which services are provided by the county pursuant to a resolution dated September 8, 1998, adopted in accordance with N.J.S.A. 44:10-73.
B. 
The Office of Social Services shall administer the duties assumed by a municipality pursuant to N.J.S.A. 44:1-157,[1] regarding the burial of indigent residents.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 44:1-157 was repealed by L.2002, c. 121, § 5, effective 12-12-2002.
[Amended by Ord. No. 91:21]
A. 
Within the Department there shall be an Office on Aging and the Physically Handicapped.
B. 
The powers and duties of the Office are to:
(1) 
Provide supportive services which enable senior citizens and the physically handicapped to remain independent, keep their dignity in their own environment and avoid institutionalization;
(2) 
Provide a comprehensive system of services for the elderly and the physically handicapped;
(3) 
Provide programs designed to promote the awareness of services available; to identify and utilize resources to benefit the elderly and the physically handicapped and to help them to remain actively involved in all phases of community life.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection 2-12.5, Division on Consumer Affairs, which immediately followed, was repealed by Ord. No. 91:21.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 4-47.1, Third-party payment plan for emergency medical services provided by the Non-Volunteer Par-Troy EMS Squad, added 9-13-2005 by Ord. No. 2005:24, as amended, was repealed 3-7-2017 by Ord. No. 2017:02. See now Art. XVIII, Department of Emergency Medical Services.