[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of West Conshohocken 4-12-1983 by Ord. No. 356, approved 4-12-1983. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Office of Health Officer is hereby established.
The Health Officer for the Borough of West Conshohocken shall be appointed in accordance with the Borough Code (Act of February 1, 1966, as amended).[1]
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Editor's Note: See 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
A. 
The Health Officer shall have the authority to enforce all ordinances of the Borough of West Conshohocken pertaining in any manner to the public health.
B. 
The Health Officer shall have the authority to enforce all state laws and regulations pertaining to the public health as he is authorized by law to do.
The Health Officer shall comply with all state laws, rules and regulations pertaining to his conduct of the Office of Borough Health Officer.
The penalties to be imposed for the violation of any Borough ordinance, state law, rule or regulation pertaining to public health shall be in accordance with the penalty specified in the appropriate ordinance or state law, or rules and regulations promulgated in conjunction with said state law.
[Added 2-13-1990 by Ord. No. 405, approved 2-13-1990]
The Health Officer or Board of Health shall make an annual inspection of each premises or establishment where unwrapped or unpackaged food, foodstuffs or drink intended for human consumption are sold to determine whether the premises are maintained, operated and equipped in a sanitary manner and in compliance with all regulations, ordinances and laws pertaining to the sanitary operation and equipping of such establishments. The operator or proprietor of such premises or establishment shall be required to obtain a certificate from the Health Officer or Board of Health for each calendar year or fraction thereof certifying that the premises are being so maintained, operated and equipped, and shall pay to the Borough of West Conshohocken a fee of $20 for the issuance or renewal of such certificate, which must be prominently displayed upon the premises at all times, and which shall become invalid on December 31 of each year unless renewed or reissued prior thereto.