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§ A703 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE § A705
The Health Advisory Board shall elect each year, on or before the 15th of January, a
Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary. Meetings of such Board shall be held at the call of
the Chairman of the Health Advisory Board or the County Executive on at least three days'
written notice, mailed to the last known address of such Board members. The Health Advisory
Board shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of its meetings and shall establish its
regular meeting dates.
The Health Advisory Board shall have and exercise the powers and duties conferred or
imposed upon such Board by the Charter and Code.
The Health Advisory Board shall, at the request of the Commissioner or Director of Health,
and may, on its own initiative, make recommendations and suggestions, in writing, to the
Commissioner or Director of Health or the County Legislature relative to the qualifications
and duties of the deputies, officers or employees of the Department. The Health Advisory
Board may also make recommendations and suggestions to the County Legislature relative to
the operation of the Department of Health. The members of such Board shall receive no salary
or compensation for their services, but shall, within the appropriations provided therefor, be
entitled to actual and necessary disbursements and expenses in performing the duties of their
office.
§ A704. Sanitary Code.
Any Sanitary Code hereafter adopted by the County Legislature pursuant to the provisions of
§ C704 of Article VII of the Charter, and any amendment to such Sanitary Code, shall be
published and filed in the manner and places required by law. 13 Before adopting such Sanitary
Code or any amendment thereto, the County Legislature shall cause notice of a public hearing
thereon to be published in the official newspapers once a week for two successive weeks, and
at least 20 days shall elapse from the first publication date to the date of such hearing. Such
notice shall contain an abstract statement of such proposed Sanitary Code or amendment and
give the time and place of such hearing. On or before the date of the first publication of such
proposed Sanitary Code or amendment, copies thereof shall be filed with the Clerk of the
County Legislature, the County Executive and the Commissioner or Director of Health and be
open to inspection by the public. Penalties for violation or nonconformance with such Sanitary
Code shall be as provided by such Code or other applicable law. The Sanitary Code and any
amendments thereto as are approved and adopted shall also be filed in the Department of
Records before the same shall become effective, and certified copies thereof shall be filed
with the Clerk of the County Legislature, the County Executive and the Commissioner or
Director of Health.
§ A705. Organization of Department.
The Commissioner or Director of Health shall organize the Department of Health, under the
supervision of the County Executive, in such manner as may be necessary to perform and
direct such health functions, programs, services and/or facilities as may be provided within the
budgetary appropriations therefor by the County Legislature. The Department of Health shall
13. Editor's Note: See Ch. 168, Sanitary Code.
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