There shall be a Board of Health in and for
the Borough in accordance with the provisions of an Act of the Legislature
of the State of New Jersey entitled "An Act To Establish in This State
Boards of Health and a Bureau of Vital Statistics, and To Define Their
Respective Powers and Duties," approved March 31, 1887, and the several
acts supplementary and amendatory thereto.[1]
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq.
[Amended 10-10-2007 by Ord. No. 14-07]
The Board of Health shall consist of seven members
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
Members of the Board of Health shall hold office for terms of three
years, said terms expiring on December 31 of the third year of the
members' respective appointments. The terms of two members shall expire
each year, except that the term of three members shall expire each
third year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the membership of
the Board of Health being increased from five to seven members, the
terms of the two new members shall be staggered so that the terms
of no more than three members shall expire in any one year. If any
vacancy occurs in the Board by death, resignation, inability of any
member to serve or from any other cause, the appointment to fill the
vacancy shall be made in the same manner in which the original appointments
were made but for the unexpired term only.
The Board of Health shall elect a President
from among its members and shall adopt rules and regulations for its
government.
The Board of Health shall appoint a Registrar
of Vital Statistics, Clerk and Sanitary Inspector and may appoint
such other officers or assistants as it deems necessary. All appointees
of the Board shall be governed by the rules of the Board and be subject
to all laws, rules and regulations governing such officers and may
be removed for cause by the Board. The term of office of the officers
shall be for a term expiring December 31 of the year of their appointment
and until their successors have been appointed and qualified, unless
the term of the office is fixed by statute for a longer term, and
all vacancies occurring in such offices shall be filled for the unexpired
term only. The Sanitary Inspector shall promptly report to the Board
of Health every violation of the health ordinances of the Borough
coming to his view or knowledge. The Board of Health may appoint one
or more police officers of the Borough as special Sanitary Inspectors
to assist in the enforcement of the health laws, rules and regulations
in force in the Borough.
The Board of Health shall not contract any debt
of any kind beyond the amount of the appropriation made for its use
by the Council.
