The Council shall appoint the Board of Health.
The Board of Health shall consist of five members and the Board shall
include the Mayor, who shall serve as Chairperson; the Police Chief,
who shall serve as Secretary and Quarantine Officer; a physician who
shall serve as the medical advisor; the President of the City Council;
and one other member.
The members of the Board shall serve, without
compensation, a one-year term of office, unless reappointed, and shall
reorganize at the first meeting in January of each year.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep full
and correct minutes and records of all meetings and to file the same
with the City Clerk where they shall be available for public inspection
at any reasonable time.
B.
The Board of Health shall be funded by the Council
from time to time out of the general fund.
C.
A majority of such Board shall constitute a quorum
and shall enact rules and regulations, having the force and effect
of law, to safeguard the health of the people of such City, and prevent
nuisances and unsanitary conditions, enforce the same and provide
fines and punishments for the violations thereof.
D.
The Board shall reduce its rules and regulations and
fines and punishments to writing which shall be approved by the City
Council upon passage of a resolution by a majority of the members
of the Council.
E.
The Board shall meet at such time as the Council may
designate. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the Chairperson,
or any two members of the Board. It shall be the duty of the Board
to enact rules and regulations which shall have the full force and
effect of law to safeguard the health of the residents of the municipality.
Included in the duties of the Board shall be to enforce said rules
and regulations and to provide fines and punishments for any violations
thereof. It shall actively enforce all the laws of the State of Nebraska
and ordinances of the municipality relating to matters of sanitation
which affect the health and safety of the people. The Board shall
regularly inspect such premises and businesses as the Council may
direct. All members of the Board shall be responsible for making such
reports and performing such other duties as the Council may, from
time to time, designate. No member of the Board of Health shall hold
more than one Board of Health position.[1]
