[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Rocky Hill 3-29-1915. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Food-handling establishments — See Ch. 103.
Housing standards — See Ch. 110.
[Amended 11-3-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
There shall be in and for the Borough of Rocky Hill a Board of Health, in accordance with the provisions of the act of the Legislature 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 supplements thereto, codified at N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq.
[Amended 11-3-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
The Board of Health shall consist of five members. All members of said Board shall be appointed by the Council and shall hold said office for the term of three years, except in the case of vacancies; vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. The terms shall be so arranged that the terms of not more than two members shall expire in any one year.
Said Board of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for its own government and shall elect a President from among its own members.
[Amended 11-3-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
A. 
Said Board of Health shall appoint a Registrar of Vital Statistics and Health Officer and may also appoint such other officers or assistants as the Board of Health may deem necessary. All appointees of said Board of Health shall be governed by the rules of said Board, and they may be removed for cause by said Board. The Constables of said Borough, when on duty to said Board of Health, shall be special sanitary inspectors, and they shall promptly report to the Board of Health every violation of the health ordinances of the Borough which may come within their observation or knowledge.
B. 
The compensation of all officers, assistants, and contract service providers of the Board shall be fixed from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the Borough Council.