[Amended 12-8-2020 by Ord. No. 530]
A.
A Board of Health shall be established in the City of New Castle
consisting of five members, as determined by the City Council. Members
of the Board of Health shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to
confirmation by the City Council. Members need not be residents of
the City of New Castle, but at least one member shall be a duly licensed
physician at all times authorized to practice medicine in the State
of Delaware.
B.
Terms of office.
(1)
Individuals currently serving on the City's Board of Health
as of October 1, 2020, shall complete their current terms of office.
Thereafter, new appointees to the Board of Health shall serve staggered
terms in the following manner:
(2)
After the expiration of the initial terms of such newly appointed
members of the Board of Health, all subsequent appointments shall
be for three-year terms.
C.
The Mayor shall have power and duty to fill all vacancies in the
Board of Health by appointment, subject to confirmation of City Council.
Any such appointment to replace a member whose position becomes vacant
for any reason prior to the expiration of that person's term
shall be filled only for the remainder of that term.
D.
The City Council may, for sufficient cause, remove any member of
the Board of Health by a majority vote of said Council.
E.
The Board of Health shall appoint its own Chairperson from among
its members annually.
F.
A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum
to do business.
Subject to the terms of any State of Emergency proclamation by the Mayor under Chapter 28, Emergency Management, of the City Code, or similar emergency proclamations by state or federal authorities, the Board of Health shall have all general powers and oversight authority as granted under Title 16, Chapter 3 of the Delaware Code, as same may be amended from time to time. In addition, the Board of Health is hereby authorized and empowered to:
A.
Make rules and regulations for the conduct of its business.
B.
Declare specific properties, matters or things to be a nuisance and
detrimental to the public health.
C.
Consult with the Delaware Department of Health on disease prevention
and report dangerous diseases to the Delaware Department of Health.
D.
Promote healthy communities and healthy behaviors by recommending
policies and City Code amendments on issues of public health to the
City Council.
E.
Serve in an advisory role to the Mayor in the event a State of Emergency has been declared under Chapter 28 of the City Code.
F.
Adopt, promulgate, amend, and repeal rules and regulations consistent
with law for the following purposes:
(1)
To prevent and control the spread of all diseases that are dangerous
to the public health;
(2)
To prevent and control nuisances which are or may be detrimental
to the public health;
(3)
To provide for the sanitary protection of all water supplies which
are furnished to and used by the public;
(4)
To provide for the proper collection, storage, and disposal of wastes,
garbage, and refuse;
(5)
To provide for the sanitary control of public swimming and bathing
places;
(6)
To provide for the safe and sanitary control of fumigation and the
use of insecticides;
(7)
To provide for sanitary control of public eating places, public campgrounds
and service stations; and
(8)
To protect and promote the public health generally, and to enforce
all of the laws and ordinances pertaining to the public health.
By resolution of the City Council, the Board may maintain, supply
and operate offices, health centers, and health stations. The offices,
health centers, or health stations may contain facilities for general
health purposes as in the opinion of the City Council may be necessary
to carry out the powers and duties of the Board.
