The City Clerk shall serve as local Registrar of Vital Statistics,
and his or her term of office shall be concurrent with his or her
term of office as Clerk. The Registrar shall forward original birth,
marriage and death certificates to the State Department of Health
and Senior Services and perform other duties as required by law and
as assigned by City Council.
All policemen, special policemen, fire fighters and subcode
officials are designated as special health reporting officers to aid
in enforcement of the health provisions of this Code by reporting
observed violations to the Code Enforcement Officer.
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer finds that public safety
will not permit delay, he or she may exercise one or more of the following
powers without having to resort to legal proceedings and without the
necessity of giving notice or holding any hearing which would otherwise
be required under any provisions of this Code:
A. Power to prevent the sale of food. The Code Enforcement Officer may
prohibit the importation into the City or sale of any food, drink
or other item intended for human consumption or use from a source
suspected of being infected, contaminated, unsanitary, unhealthy or
dangerous.
B. Power to seize and destroy unwholesome food. The Code Enforcement
Officer may order the seizure and destruction of any food, drink or
other item intended for human consumption which is unwholesome or
dangerous or likely to cause sickness or injury to the persons who
consume it.