[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Chatham 4-11-66 by Ord. No. 1-61(66); amended in its entirety 4-23-01 by Ord. No. 01-04. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Officers and employees — See Ch. 39.
Board of Health ordinances — See Part III.
The Board of Health of the Borough of Chatham, previously established by ordinance and appointed by the Mayor, is hereby continued consistent with N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq. and shall be composed of seven members and two alternate members. Members shall be residents of the Borough of Chatham and shall serve without compensation.
A. 
Pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 26:3-5, six members of the Board of Health shall be appointed for the term of three years by the Mayor upon the advice and consent of the Borough Council. In the event that the Mayor fails to make a nomination at least 15 days prior to the date of the second regular public meeting of the Council after a position becomes vacant or the Borough Council fails to confirm a nomination, then the appointment shall be made by the Borough Council by a vote of a majority of the members present at the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall be required, with the Mayor to have no vote thereon except in case of a tie. One member of the Board of Health shall be a Council member, appointed by the Borough Council, and the term of the appointment of such member shall be one year. In the event of a vacancy, the term of appointment shall be only for the unexpired term. The terms of office of the non-Council members shall be so arranged that the terms of no more than three members shall expire in any one year.
B. 
The terms of all existing Board members shall continue in accordance with their original appointment. The next vacancy occurring on the Board of Health after the effective date of this chapter shall be filled by the Council member to be appointed to the Board of Health, as hereinabove provided.
C. 
Pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 26:3-5, the alternate members of the Board of Health shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. In the event that the Mayor fails to make a nomination at least 15 days prior to the date of the second regular public meeting of the Council after an alternate member position becomes vacant or the Borough Council fails to confirm a nomination, then the appointment shall be made by the Borough Council by the vote of a majority of the members present at the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall be required, with the Mayor to have no vote thereon except in case of a tie. In the event of a vacancy, the term of the appointment shall be only for the unexpired term.
(1) 
Alternate members shall be designated at the time of appointment as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2." The terms of the alternate members shall be two years, except that the terms of the alternate members first appointed shall be two years for Alternate No. 1 and one year for Alternate No. 2 so that the term of not more than one alternate member shall expire in any one year.
(2) 
The alternate members may participate in discussions of the proceedings but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
The Board of Health shall meet at such times and places as shall be deemed expedient in regard to public health within said Borough. A majority of the appointed membership of the Board of Health shall constitute a quorum thereof. The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings in a book suitable for that purpose, which shall be the property of the Mayor and Council. The Board shall make monthly reports of all proceedings to the Council.
A. 
The Board of Health shall perform such duties and have such powers and employ such personnel as may be authorized by N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq.
B. 
The Board of Health shall have the power to adopt ordinances and codes[1] as provided in N.J.S.A. 26:3-64 et seq.
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Editor's Note: See Part III, Board of Health Legislation, of this Code for ordinances adopted by the Board of Health.