[Amended 9-8-1999 by Ord.
No. 693-99; 3-23-2016 by Ord. No. 1081-16]
A. Board
of Health established. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq., the Board
of Health of the Township of Clinton, New Jersey, is hereby established
to carry out the mandates and requirements of Title 26 of the New
Jersey Statutes, which requires that every municipality in the state
establish a local Board of Health to address and regulate public health
within its boundaries.
B. Membership
composition and term of office. The Board of Health shall consist
of five members, each of whom shall be a member of the governing body.
The term of each member shall run concurrently with his or her term
of elected office.
C. Powers
and duties. The Board of Health shall have the power to pass, alter
or amend ordinances and resolutions, and make rules and regulations
with regard to public health within the boundaries of the Township
of Clinton, and more particularly for the purposes set forth in N.J.S.A.
26:3-3.
D. Delegation.
The Board of Health may delegate by resolution any or all of its powers
and duties to any member of the Board or any officer thereof, or to
the Hunterdon County Board of Health, as the local Board of Health
may deem proper and appropriate to carry out its responsibilities.
E. Budget.
The Board of Health shall each year, prior to adoption of the budget
of municipal taxes to be levied for the year, present to the governing
body an estimate of the appropriation which it believes necessary
for health purposes. The governing body shall appropriate such amount
as it may determine to be sufficient to accomplish the responsibilities
of the Board of Health.