The Board of Health Officers shall be composed
of a President, Vice President and Secretary. The Board of Health
membership at its annual meeting shall by the vote of the majority
of its members elect from their number a President, Vice President,
and Secretary.
A. President. The President shall preside at all regular
and special meetings. He shall hold office for a term of one year
until the next annual reorganizational meeting of the Board. The President
shall appoint such committees as are deemed necessary to serve for
the calendar year.
B. Vice President. The Vice President shall preside over
all Board of Health meetings in the absence of the President.
C. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep an accurate record
of all official actions of said Board and perform such other duties
as may be required by the membership.
Three members shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of all Board of Health business.
The Health Officer, Sanitary Inspector(s), Public
Health Nurse Supervisor, Graduate Nurse Public Health, Medical Consultant
and Registrar of Vital Statistics shall submit written reports of
their previous monthly activities at each regular meeting of the Board.
The Borough Attorney shall be the legal advisor
to the Board. He shall represent the Board in all legal matters to
which the Board may be a party and render all other legal services
as shall be from time to time required of him by said Board.
The Board of Health, by resolution, shall make
rules and regulations which interpret or amplify any provisions of
this Code, or for the purpose of making the provisions more effective.
Whenever any cost or expense is incurred by
the Borough as a result of the Health Department abating or removing
or causing to be abated or removed any nuisance or unsanitary or unhealthy
condition, such costs and expense may be recovered in the following
manner.
A. In all cases where practical and permitted by law,
such costs shall be certified to the Tax Assessment Authority and
shall be a part of the taxes next assessed against the premises upon
which the nuisance or unsanitary or unhealthy condition was located.
B. Where it is impossible or impractical to proceed under Subsection
A, the cost or expense shall be recovered in a legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction. The action shall be instituted by the Health Officer in the name of the Borough.
C. Regardless of the method by which costs of abatement
are recovered, such costs shall be in addition to and shall not limit
the imposition of any other penalties for the violation of this section.
[Added 12-20-2011]
The fee for adult vaccines provided by the New Jersey Vaccines
for Children Program (NJVFC) and administered by the Bergenfield Health
Department shall be within a range of $15 to $25 per vaccination and
shall not exceed the most recent recommended vaccine administration
fee in accordance with the New Jersey State Department of Health.