[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the City of Englewood 11-10-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-02 as Ch. 2 of the 2003 Revised Health Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The Board shall organize annually on the first day of January
in each year, or as soon thereafter as may be feasible, at which time
it shall elect, by a majority vote of all of the members of the Board
and from its members, a President and a Vice President.
[Amended 10-18-2017 by Ord. No. 17-02]
A majority of the whole number of the Board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business but a smaller number may
meet and adjourn from time to time. Its regular meetings shall be
held each and every month in the office of the Board of Health, Englewood,
New Jersey, at 8:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, which
is not a legal holiday, or on such date as may be decided upon at
the organization meeting. The Board shall determine and establish
the rules of its own proceedings, and shall pass, promulgate or adopt
such rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, bylaws, and resolutions
pertaining to the purposes and objectives of the Board as may be necessary
to properly carry out the provisions of applicable state laws governing
the powers and duties of local boards of health. The President shall
have the power to call special meetings of the Board when necessary,
and, in case of this neglect or refusal to do so, it shall be lawful
for any three members of such Board to call any special meetings by
written or printed notice to each member, served personally or left
at their places of residence at least 48 hours previous to the time
appointed for such meeting. All meetings shall be in conformance with
the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.
The President shall appoint, subject to confirmation by a majority
of all Board members, a Director of Health Services, a Secretary,
a Health Officer, one or more Registered Environmental Health Specialists,
a Registrar of Vital Statistics, and such other officers and employees
as the President may from time to time deem necessary, all of whom
shall hold their respective offices until December 31 of the calendar
year of their appointment and until their respective successors are
appointed and shall qualify, except that the Registrar of Vital Statistics
shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:8-13.
The salaries or other forms of compensation of the aforesaid
officers and employees shall be such as are fixed at the time of their
appointment by resolution passed by a majority of all members of the
Board.
The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Board.
The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board, and have
all such other powers as may, by law or by the provisions of this
code, be vested in such officer. During the intervals between regular
meetings, the President shall represent the Board in all executive
and judicial matters. The President shall also have the power to appoint,
with the consent of the Board, such other officers as may from time
to time be required to be appointed and provision for whose appointment
is not otherwise made in this code.
The Vice President, in the absence, disability or disqualification
of the President, shall serve in the place of said President, with
all the aforesaid powers and duties of the President.
The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all the proceedings
of the Board, shall conduct all the official correspondence of the
Board, maintain proper copies of the same, tabulate and complete all
reports required by any superior authority, local, state or national,
and make such other reports as may be required or directed by the
Board. The Secretary shall procure all books, stationery and other
supplies as may be required by the Board and shall keep adequate records
of all applications for permits and the action of the Board, if any,
thereon, and all such other pertinent information as may be necessary
for a complete record of each such matter.
The Director of Health Services shall plan, supervise and coordinate
public health and human service programs in the Health Department
of the City of Englewood as the senior administrative officer of said
Department.
The Health Officer shall be the general agent of the Board of
Health in the enforcement of the Health Code and other ordinances
of the Board and the sanitary laws of the State. The Health Officer
shall act within such additional authority as may be conferred on
a licensed Health Officer by the state or the Board consistent with
such state license.
The Registrar of Vital Statistics shall keep all such records
of that office as required by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the
State of New Jersey and N.J.S.A. 26:8-29. The Registrar of Vital Statistics
shall additionally perform such duties as may be directed by the statutes
or regulations of the State of New Jersey, the provisions of this
code or as they may, from time to time, be directed by the Board.
The Registrar of Vital Statistics shall file with the Secretary of
the Board a monthly report on the vital statistics collected by the
Registrar of Vital Statistics, which report shall consist of a review
and analysis of the data collected.
The Counsel, when appointed, shall be the legal adviser of the
Board, and shall, when required, attend its meetings. The Counsel
shall, when ordered to do so by the Board, represent it in all litigation
to which it may be a party and perform all such other legal services
as may, from time to time, be required of the Counsel by the Board.
The Registered Environmental Health Specialists, when appointed,
shall assist the Health Officer in the performance of the duties of
the Health Officer under the direction and supervision of the Health
Officer or in the absence of the Health Officer. The Registered Environmental
Health Specialists shall possess a valid registered environmental
health specialist license from the state and shall perform such duties
as may additionally be directed by the statutes or regulations of
the State of New Jersey, the provisions of this code or as they may
from time to time be directed by the Board. Each Registered Environmental
Health Specialist shall make a written report at each regular meeting
of the Board.
[Added 9-10-2008 by Ord.
No. 08-05]
A.
Position created. There shall be established in the Department of
Health, City of Englewood, the position of Animal Cruelty Investigator
at a salary set by salary ordinance.
[Amended 10-18-2017 by Ord. No. 17-02]
B.
Appointment and term of office. The Animal Cruelty Investigator shall
be appointed by the Board of Health and shall serve a term of three
years, commencing on the adoption of this section and ending on the
third anniversary thereof, or until the successor shall be appointed
and qualified.
C.
Duties. The duties of the Animal Cruelty Investigator shall include,
but not be limited to, the following:
(1)
Enforce all laws and ordinances enacted for the protection of animals,
including, but not limited to, animal control, animal welfare and
animal cruelty laws of the state and local ordinances.
(2)
Conduct investigations and initiate and prosecute complaints and/or
violations of animal control, animal welfare or animal cruelty laws
of the State of New Jersey, as well as local ordinances.
(3)
Engage in the apprehension and arrest and detection of offenders
who have violated animal control, animal welfare and animal cruelty
laws of the state, as well as local ordinances.
(4)
Working in consultation and cooperation with the Police Department,
under the direction of the Health Officer as well as the Director
of Health Services when applicable, and when necessary cooperatively,
determining whether probable cause exists for the application and
issuance of a search or arrest warrant and implementing same.
D.
Qualifications. To be appointed to the position of Animal Cruelty
Investigator, a person must hold a certified animal control officer
certificate from the State of New Jersey, have and maintain the New
Jersey State animal cruelty investigators certification pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16a.
All officers and employees of the Board shall, by virtue of
their respective appointments, be vested with the power and authority
to make any and all inspections or examinations that are required
to be made by local boards of health under the statutes of this state,
or that are required by any code, ordinance, regulation or order of
the Board. They shall report to the Health Officer any violations
occurring in the interim between meetings of the Board, and all persons
are hereby forbidden to interfere with or obstruct such inspections
or examinations.
