[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Chatham
4-11-66 by Ord. No. 1-61(66); amended in its entirety 4-23-01
by Ord. No. 01-04. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Officers and employees — See Ch. 39.
Board of Health ordinances — See Part III.
The Board of Health of the Borough of Chatham, previously established
by ordinance and appointed by the Mayor, is hereby continued consistent with
N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq. and shall be composed of seven members and two alternate
members. Members shall be residents of the Borough of Chatham and shall serve
without compensation.
A.
Pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 26:3-5, six members
of the Board of Health shall be appointed for the term of three years by the
Mayor upon the advice and consent of the Borough Council. In the event that
the Mayor fails to make a nomination at least 15 days prior to the date of
the second regular public meeting of the Council after a position becomes
vacant or the Borough Council fails to confirm a nomination, then the appointment
shall be made by the Borough Council by a vote of a majority of the members
present at the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall
be required, with the Mayor to have no vote thereon except in case of a tie.
One member of the Board of Health shall be a Council member, appointed by
the Borough Council, and the term of the appointment of such member shall
be one year. In the event of a vacancy, the term of appointment shall be only
for the unexpired term. The terms of office of the non-Council members shall
be so arranged that the terms of no more than three members shall expire in
any one year.
B.
The terms of all existing Board members shall continue
in accordance with their original appointment. The next vacancy occurring
on the Board of Health after the effective date of this chapter shall be filled
by the Council member to be appointed to the Board of Health, as hereinabove
provided.
C.
Pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 26:3-5, the alternate
members of the Board of Health shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice
and consent of the Council. In the event that the Mayor fails to make a nomination
at least 15 days prior to the date of the second regular public meeting of
the Council after an alternate member position becomes vacant or the Borough
Council fails to confirm a nomination, then the appointment shall be made
by the Borough Council by the vote of a majority of the members present at
the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall be required,
with the Mayor to have no vote thereon except in case of a tie. In the event
of a vacancy, the term of the appointment shall be only for the unexpired
term.
(1)
Alternate members shall be designated at the time of
appointment as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2." The terms of the alternate
members shall be two years, except that the terms of the alternate members
first appointed shall be two years for Alternate No. 1 and one year for Alternate
No. 2 so that the term of not more than one alternate member shall expire
in any one year.
(2)
The alternate members may participate in discussions
of the proceedings but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification
of a regular member. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member
may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event that a choice must be
made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
The Board of Health shall meet at such times and places as shall be
deemed expedient in regard to public health within said Borough. A majority
of the appointed membership of the Board of Health shall constitute a quorum
thereof. The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings in a book suitable
for that purpose, which shall be the property of the Mayor and Council. The
Board shall make monthly reports of all proceedings to the Council.
A.
The Board of Health shall perform such duties and have
such powers and employ such personnel as may be authorized by N.J.S.A. 26:3-1
et seq.
