[Adopted 4-7-1961 (Ch. 23 of the 1978 Code)]
[Amended 4-26-1977]
There is hereby established in and for the Township
of Mantua in the County of Gloucester, pursuant to and in accordance
with the provisions of Title 26, a local Board of Health composed
of seven members, who shall be residents of the Township of Mantua.
[Amended 4-26-1977]
Each member of such Board shall be appointed
by the governing body of the Township of Mantua for a term of office
to commence on January 1 of the appropriate year: two members for
the term of one year, two members for the term of two years and all
other members for the term of three years. Any vacancy occurring in
the membership of the Board shall be filled for the unexpired portion
of the applicable term.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The ordinance which amended
this section, which was adopted 4-26-1977, provided for a change in
the expiration of terms of office as follows: "The terms of incumbents
shall not be affected by this ordinance except that hereafter the
terms of office shall terminate on December 31 of the appropriate
year, i.e., terms to expire in May 1977 shall expire in May 1977 but
the next term shall run from May 1977 until December 31, 1980."
[Amended 4-26-1977]
The Board of Health shall organize in the month
of January annually and shall fix on the day of its reorganization
meeting a place, day and hour for a regular meeting of the Board of
Health for the hearing of complaints, reports and general business,
and shall cause to be published in a newspaper appointed for same
by the Township Committee a notice of said action by the Board of
Health. At the reorganization meeting, a Chairman and Vice Chairman
shall be elected from among the membership of the Board and, as well,
a Secretary shall be appointed, who need not be a member of the Board,
who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Health.
[Amended 4-26-1977]
The Board shall adopt such rules and regulations
as it may deem necessary to govern its procedure, and it shall by
November 30 of each year submit to the Township Committee the proposed
budget deemed necessary by the Board of Health in order to operate
efficiently and discharge its obligations. The Board of Health shall
not expend moneys beyond that allotted by the Township Committee for
the operation of the Board of Health.
The Board shall administer and enforce all health
ordinances of the Township now in effect, whether adopted by the former
Township Committee acting as the Board of Health or any prior Board
of Health, and it shall adopt any other duties as may be required
by any statute of the State of New Jersey now in effect or which may
hereafter be enacted.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Part III, Board of Health
Legislation, of this Code.
The records and property of the existing Board
of Health and all records of any prior Board of Health and all records
and property relating to health matters now or at any time in the
possession of the present Health Officer are hereby transferred to
the Board of Health established by this article.
