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§ C701 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE § C705
ARTICLE VII
Department of Health
§ C701. Department of Health; Commissioner or Director; appointment; qualifications.
[Amended 4-3-1979 by L.L. No. 6-1979]
There shall be a Department of Health, headed by a Commissioner or a Director who shall be
appointed by the County Executive, subject to confirmation by the County Legislature, and
shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive.
The Commissioner or Director of Health shall be experienced in public health administration
and shall possess such qualifications as are prescribed in the State Sanitary Code or otherwise
by the Public Health Council of the State of New York.
§ C702. Powers and duties. [Amended 4-3-1979 by L.L. No. 6-1979]
The Commissioner or Director of Health shall have all the powers and perform all the duties
conferred or imposed upon County or Part-County Health Commissioners and/or County or
Part-County Boards of Health by law, except as may otherwise be provided by this Charter or
Administrative Code. In addition thereto, he shall perform such other and related duties as
shall be required or delegated to him by the County Executive or the County Legislature.
§ C703. Health Advisory Board.
There shall be in the Department a Health Advisory Board. The Chairman of the County
Legislature shall be a member of this Board. The members of the Health Advisory Board shall
be appointed in the manner as provided by the Administrative Code.
§ C704. Sanitary Code. [Amended 4-3-1979 by L.L. No. 6-1979]
The County Legislature shall adopt, amend or repeal all rules and regulations, orders and
directions relating to health in the County or Part-County District in such manner and form
provided in and not inconsistent with the Public Health Law or the State Sanitary Code. The
Health Advisory Board may, subject to the approval of the Commissioner or Director,
recommend and submit to the County Legislature for adoption, amendment or repeal thereof
such rules, regulations, orders and directions relating to health in the County or Part-County
District, in such manner and form provided in and not inconsistent with the Public Health
Law or the State Sanitary Code. Any such rules, regulations, orders and directions so adopted,
amended or repealed by the County Legislature shall be known as the "Broome County or
Part-County Sanitary Code."!BFN!Editor's Note: See Ch. 168, Sanitary Code.!EFN!
§ C705. Organization of the Department.
The Department of Health shall be organized into such Divisions and Bureaus as shall be
prescribed in the Administrative Code.
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