[Adopted 3-25-1968 by Ord. No. 20-1968 as Ch. 2, Art. XXIII, Secs. 2:23-1
through 2:23-5, of the 1968 Code (Ch. 36 of the 1980 City Code)]
[Amended 5-29-2007 by Ord. No. 13-2007]
There is hereby established in the City a Board
of Health pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq., consisting of five
members, unless the Mayor shall, in his discretion, enlarge the same
as allowed by law. Such members shall be appointed by the Mayor, one
from each ward of the City, subject to confirmation of the City Council.
Each appointment to the Board of Health shall
commence on January 1 of each successive calendar year, and each member
shall serve a term of three years. The terms shall be established
so that no more than two terms nor less than one term shall expire
as of January 1 of each year, unless and until the number of members
of the Board of Health shall have been increased by direction of the
Mayor, whereupon the terms of the members so appointed shall be so
established as to provide for the maximum feasible staggering of terms.
The Board of Health shall exercise all the powers
and shall have jurisdiction as provided by the Revised Statutes of
New Jersey.
Subject to civil service, the Board of Health
shall appoint a Plumbing Inspector or, if required, Plumbing Inspectors
for the City, and such Inspectors shall, as to their qualification,
employment, duties and conduct, be subject to the jurisdiction and
direction of the Board of Health.
A.
The Board of Health is hereby authorized and empowered
to establish fees for the rendering of nursing or related services
by its employees or agents, including but not limited to therapeutic,
bedside and restorative nursing services and physical, speech and
occupational therapy.
B.
Such fees shall be computed on the basis of audited
costs, including estimated overhead, and the Board of Health is hereby
authorized to adopt an adjusted fee schedule for those persons who
are unable to afford the actual cost of fee for service.
C.
All such fees shall be collected by the Board of Health
and transmitted to the Tax Collector and placed with the general funds
of the City, unless otherwise directed by resolution of the City Council.
