There shall be a President of the Board of Health,
who shall preside at all its meetings. The President shall be appointed
by the Board from among its members for a term of one year.
There shall be a Secretary of the Board of Health,
who shall be responsible to the Board and who shall issue all licenses
authorized by the Board. The Secretary shall be appointed by the Board
for a term of one year.
There shall be a Registrar of Vital Statistics,
who shall be responsible to the Board of Health. The registrar of
Vital Statistics shall be appointed by the Board for a term of three
years.
There shall be a Health Officer of the Board
of Health, who shall be responsible to the Board of Health. The Health
Officer shall hold the necessary license. He shall be appointed by
the Board of Health for a term of one year. The Health Officer shall,
subject to the superior authority of the Board, be the general agent
of the Board for the enforcement of its ordinances and the sanitary
laws of the State of New Jersey.
When appointed by the Board, there shall be
Special Health Reporting Officers of the Board of Health, who shall
promptly report to the Board every violation of Health ordinances,
rules and regulations which may come within their observation or knowledge.
The police and fire officers of the Borough of Upper Saddle River
may be designated Special Health Reporting Officers of the Board of
Health.
The Board may employ such other personnel as
it deems necessary, including technicians, inspectors and others necessary
to carry out the powers vested in the Board by law and by this Code.
All such personnel shall be appropriately licensed where required.
Whenever the Health Officer finds that the public
safety will not permit delay, he 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 provision of this Code:
A. Power to prevent the sale of food. The Health Officer
may prohibit the importation into the Borough 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 Health
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.
The Board of Health may, by resolution, make
rules and regulations which interpret or amplify any provision of
this chapter or for the purpose of making the provisions of this chapter
more effective. No regulation, however, shall be inconsistent with,
alter or amend any provision of this chapter, and no regulation shall
impose any requirement which is in addition to or greater than the
requirements that are expressly or by implication imposed by any provision
of this chapter.