City of Haverhill, MA
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2024-01-09
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The Code
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 32 Departments
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Article XI Health Department
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 6 Authorities
- Ch 11 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 18 Claims Approval
- Ch 21 Committees
- Ch 25 Councils
- Ch 32 Departments
- Ch 32 Art XI Health Department
- § 32-58 Establishment; membership; appointment.
- § 32-59 Appointment of Director.
- § 32-60 Organization of Department.
- § 32-61 Duties of the Director of Public Health.
- § 32-62 Construal of provisions.
- Ch 34 Emergency Management
- Ch 36 Fees and Receipts
- Ch 39 Flag, City
- Ch 43 Fundraising
- Ch 54 Historic Districts
- Ch 60 Libraries
- Ch 66 Meetings
- Ch 70 Officers and Employees
- Ch 72 Ordinances, Adoption of
- Ch 75 Pensions and Other Benefits
- Ch 77 Personnel Policies and Regulations
- Ch 80 Purchasing and Contracts
- Ch 83 Revolving Funds
- Ch 85 Schools
- Ch 87 Seal, City
- Ch 94 Veterans' Services
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 97 Alarm Systems
- Ch 100 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 101 Ambulance Service; Chair Car Service
- Ch 104 Amusements
- Ch 108 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 110 Auditorium
- Ch 113 Bicycles
- Ch 116 Boats and Boating
- Ch 120 Building Construction
- Ch 122 Building Maintenance
- Ch 123 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 125 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 128 Charges and Fees, Miscellaneous
- Ch 130 Citizens' Center
- Ch 131 Composting Program, Municipal
- Ch 132 (Reserved)
- Ch 137 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 141 Electrical Standards
- Ch 143 Employment by City
- Ch 145 Explosives and Firearms
- Ch 150 Fire Prevention
- Ch 156 Fortune-Telling
- Ch 160 Graffiti
- Ch 163 Hazardous Waste Facilities
- Ch 167 Junk Dealers
- Ch 171 Licensing
- Ch 173 Littering
- Ch 175 Loitering
- Ch 182 Noise
- Ch 185 Parades and Processions
- Ch 187 Pawnbrokers; Secondhand Articles; Old Gold
- Ch 189 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 191 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 193 Playgrounds, Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 196 Property, City
- Ch 200 Rental Permits
- Ch 202 Renting to Minors
- Ch 204 Sales, Special
- Ch 206 Senior Citizen Tax Incentive Program
- Ch 208 Sewers and Drains
- Ch 213 Signs
- Ch 216 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 219 Stormwater Management
- Ch 222 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 225 Swimming Pools
- Ch 227 Tag Days
- Ch 230 Taxicabs and Buses
- Ch 235 Trick or Treat
- Ch 240 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 241 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 242 Vehicles, Storage and Impoundment of
- Ch 244 Vehicles, Unregistered or Abandoned
- Ch 248 Wastewater Lift Station
- Ch 249 Wastewater Treatment
- Ch 250 Water
- Ch 253 Wetlands
- Ch 255 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A258 Acceptance of General Laws
- Ch A259 Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 10-5-2021 by Doc. 90]
There is hereby established a Health Department, which shall
have and exercise all the powers and duties, as herein conferred by
this article and imposed by general law, to administer and coordinate
all matters relating to the public health of all citizens and property
located within the City of Haverhill.
The Mayor shall appoint a Director of the Health Department,
who shall hold office and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
The mission of the Director of Public Health is to promote and
protect the public health, including the physical, mental, emotional
and social wellness of all citizens, by addressing public health threats
in the community and promoting good health practices among its citizens.
To accomplish this the Director shall designs programs and implement
policies to meet the health needs of the community. The Director shall
oversee and supervise various staff members, which may include nurses,
social workers and other staff. In addition, the Director shall work
with the Board of Health to assist the Board in the exercise of their
general powers and duties.
Should any of the provisions of this article or any rules or
regulations adopted pursuant hereto be found to be in conflict with
the provisions of any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation
or Code of the City of Haverhill, the provisions of this article shall
apply.
