[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Andover 9-5-1904; amended in its entirety 4-8-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-1. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq., there shall be a local Board of Health in the Borough of Andover, which shall consist of the members of the Borough Council.
The terms of office of the members of the local Board of Health shall coincide with those of the members of the Borough Council, and the termination of membership of any person serving on the Borough Council for any reason shall automatically terminate his or her membership on the local Board of Health. At any given time, the membership of the Borough Council and the local Board of Health shall be identical.
The local Board of Health shall meet as often as it deems necessary, which meetings shall be held at the same place and day as the Borough Council. Orders of business, agenda, conduct of meetings, procedure, decorum, and any and all matters pertaining to the functions of the local Board of Health may be determined by resolution of the Board. All meetings shall comply with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq. At its annual reorganization meeting, the governing body shall establish a schedule of regular meetings of the Board of Health, which may be amended by resolution of the governing body and may coincide and be held simultaneously with meetings of the governing body. The Mayor or, in his/her absence, the Council President shall serve as the Chair of the Board of Health. The Borough Clerk or his/her designee shall serve as Secretary of the Board of Health.
The local Board of Health shall have and exercise all the powers of a local board as provided by N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq., and applicable law. It shall also have and exercise the power to adopt certain health codes and related documents, and the power to prescribe penalties for the violation of any provision of a health ordinance or code. All existing ordinances, health codes and regulations adopted by the Andover Borough Board of Health at the time of the adoption of this section shall remain in full force and effect, subject to such amendments as the Board of Health may adopt from time to time.