[Amended 12-16-2016 by Ord. No. 2015-017]
There shall be an Advisory Board of Health,
consisting of seven members, one of whom preferably should be a physician,
to be appointed by the Council. Upon the expiration of the respective
terms of the initially appointed members, the term of each member
thereafter appointed shall be two years. The members shall serve until
their respective successors are appointed and qualified. They shall
serve without compensation.
In the event of the resignation of any member
of the Advisory Board of Health, his death, inability to serve, or
absence without acceptable reason from three consecutive meetings
of the Board, the Township Council shall fill such vacancy for the
remainder of the unexpired term.
The Advisory Board of Health shall elect a President
and Vice President at the organizational meeting to be held in January.
The Department of Health shall keep on file minutes of all meeting
and copies of official correspondence of the Advisory Board of Health.
The Advisory Board of Health shall hold regular
meetings at the same time and day of each month in the Town Hall as
fixed in their organizational meeting in January. It shall provide
rules for the calling of special meetings.
[Amended 4-6-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-014]
A. The Advisory Board of Health shall advise the Mayor and Council concerning
matters of public health within the Township. It shall make recommendations
to the Mayor and Council concerning or relating to the operation and
administration of the Department of Health to the Township Council
concerning or touching upon matters of policy or ordinances affecting
the public health.
B. The Board of Health, and its respective functions as exercised by
Township Council pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq., shall have the
power to hear and decide appeals of all variance decisions rendered
by the Township Health Officer. Notice of an appeal of a decision
of the Health Officer shall be filed with the Township Administrator
within 15 days of receipt of the Health Officer's decision. The
Board of Health, and in its respective function as exercised by Township
Council, shall conduct a hearing, at which the applicant for the variance
shall have the right to appear and be heard, to cross examine opposing
witnesses and to present witnesses in his own behalf. The Board of
Health, and in its respective function as exercised by Township Council,
shall conduct the hearing and render a decision within 30 days of
receipt of the notice of appeal.