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Borough of Leonia, NJ
Bergen County
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New Laws (13) Index Notes (6)
It shall be the function of the Board to concern itself with the state of health of all persons in the Borough, establishing programs, providing information and taking preventative measures to upgrade the level of general health. The Board shall further devote itself to the protection of the general public against exposure to disease and other occurrences detrimental to public health. In addition to its own regulations, the Board shall also administer the enforcement of all statutes, laws, codes, regulations and other instructions promulgated by the state, State Health Department and the Borough that falls within its jurisdiction.
The Board shall determine and establish the rules of its own proceedings and shall pass, promulgate or adopt such rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, bylaws and resolutions pertaining to the purposes and objectives of the Board as may be necessary to carry out properly the provisions of applicable state laws governing the powers and duties of local boards of health.
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The Board shall be the administrative authority for this code and all other regulations promulgated by the Board.
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The Board shall be the local authority for all matters pertaining to State Health Department regulations.
The Board shall organize annually in January. At the organizational meeting provided for in § 11-5 of the Code of the Borough of Leonia, there shall be elected a President and Vice President for the Board to serve for one year.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 293, General Provisions, Board of Health, Art. I).
At the annual organization meeting or as soon thereafter as possible, the President shall appoint the necessary standing committees. Each standing committee shall serve for the duration of the year in which the appointment is made.
The President shall, at the organization meeting or as soon thereafter as possible, appoint, subject to the confirmation by the Board, a Secretary who shall serve for the calendar year or until his successor is appointed and qualified.
The President shall, at the organization meeting or as soon thereafter as possible, appoint subject to the confirmation by the Board, a Health Officer, Sanitary Inspectors, Plumbing Inspectors, community nurses and such other officials and functionaries as may be required. All shall serve for the calendar year or until their successors are appointed and qualified unless a specific shorter term is specified.
The President shall appoint, subject to the confirmation by the Board, at least 10 days prior to the expiration of the current term of office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics, a successor or reappoint the incumbent who shall serve for a period of three years or until a successor is appointed and qualified in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:8-11 through 26:8-22. [1]
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Editor's Note: Original § 208-10, Board of Examiners, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 293, General Provisions, Board of Health, Art. I).
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The President shall make such other appointments, subject to the confirmation of the Board, as are deemed necessary. They shall be for the calendar year or until successors are appointed and qualified, unless they are set for specific periods of service.
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Whenever a vacancy occurs, the President shall fill such a vacancy forthwith, subject to the confirmation by the Board, for the balance of the term or a specified period, whichever is shorter.
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The Board shall have the power to create such positions or to employ such additional services as it may deem necessary.
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The salaries and compensation of the officers and employees shall be set at the time of their initial appointment by ordinance of the Board, which may be amended from time to time. The Board shall adopt annually, or more often when necessary, appropriate salary ordinances, setting staff salaries.