[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield 11-6-1974 by Ord. No. 992 as Ch. 13 of the 1967
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be in and for the Borough of Ridgefield 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.
Said Board of Health shall consist of seven members. The five present
members of said Board shall serve for the terms for which they were originally
appointed. The two additional members of said Board shall serve for terms
to expire on January 1, 1957. All members of said Board shall be appointed
by the Mayor by the advice and consent of a majority of the Borough Council
and shall hold said office for the term of three years, except as heretofore
provided herein, and except that in the case of vacancies, such vacancies
shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made,
but for the unexpired portion of the term only.
Said Board of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for its own government
and shall elect a President from among its own members.
Said Board of Health shall appoint a Registrar of Vital Statistics,
Clerk and Sanitary Inspector 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 police and marshals of said borough, when on
police duty, 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.
Said Board of Health shall not contract any debt or debts of any kind
beyond the amount of the appropriation made for its use by this Council.
An ordinance entitled "An Ordinance constituting and concerning the
Board of Health in the Borough of Ridgefield," approved October 20, 1922,
is hereby repealed; provided, however, that all ordinances heretofore passed
by the Board of Health in the Borough of Ridgefield, existing under said ordinance,
shall remain in force until amended or repealed by the Board of Health appointed
by this ordinance or their successors in office.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: For legislation enacted by the Board of Health,
see Part III of this Code.
[Added 7-10-2000 by Ord. No. 1701]
A.
License fees and other money collected or received, including
all fees generated by the food handler's certification course under the
Food Handler's Certification Ordinance shall be placed in a special account
separate from any of the other accounts of the municipality and shall be used
for the following purposes only:
B.
Any balance remaining in such account shall be retained
until the end of the third fiscal year following and may be used for any of
the purposes set forth in this section. At the end of the said third fiscal
year, any balances shall be transferred from such special account to the general
funds of the municipality.
[Added 2-14-2005 by Ord. No. 1914
The Board of Health shall exercise those powers as conferred to it under
New Jersey law, and as the Board may determine is proper for the Board of
Health to exercise. Included among the areas where the Board shall have authority
to act, but without limitation, is (are) the following:
A.
Supervision of all mental health services provided by the Borough,
including, but not limited to, the use of a psychotherapist or other similar
professional engaged by the Borough for use by its residents. The Council
would also have to approve and be satisfied that certain safeguards are taken
to maintain the confidentiality of the records of the psychotherapist.
