There is hereby established a Board of Health. The Board of Health shall consist of nine members, one of whom shall be the president of the Board of Health. The president of the Board of Health shall be a physician, duly licensed to practice medicine. The Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall appoint the president of the Board of Health and each of the other members of said Board pursuant to Section 2-120-160. The Board of Health shall include at least five members with professional or educational backgrounds in public health; at least one member who represents a federally qualified health center as defined in Section 1905(I)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act or successor statute; and at least one member who represents a hospital system. A member may satisfy more than one of these requirements.
The Board of Health shall include members that are diverse with respect to:
(a) Professional and educational background, which may include but is not limited to behavioral health, chronic disease, environmental health, communicable disease, emergency preparedness, maternal and child health, and the social conditions that affect health risks and outcomes;
(b) Expertise and skill, which may include but are not limited to communications, community engagement, strategic planning, and promoting health equity; and
(c) Demographic category, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, gender, and geography.
The president of the Board of Health shall be paid the salary provided for in the annual appropriation ordinance. The other members of the Board or Health shall serve without compensation.
The members of the Board of Health shall be held harmless for any official act performed in accordance with and under the authority of this article.
(Added Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. II, § 1)