§ 141.01 Establishment; Employees

   There is hereby established a Department of Public Health to be controlled and administered by a Director of Public Health subject to the provisions of the Charter and ordinances of the City, and to the direction of the Mayor. The Director may appoint and employ a secretary who may be in the unclassified service and such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the operation of his or her office and the several divisions and activities comprising the Department, except officers and employees appointed by the commissioners of the several divisions in accordance with the provisions of Charter Section 40.

(Ord. No. 2421-90. Passed 1-28-91, eff. 2-5-91)

   Note: Pursuant to Section 2 of Ord. No. 2421-90, any references in the Codified Ordinances to the Department of Public Health and Welfare, Director of Public Health and Welfare, Director of Public Welfare or Director of Welfare shall be amended to read Department of Public Health and Director of Public Health, respectively.

§ 141.02 Powers and Duties of Director

   The Director of Public Health shall have charge of and general supervision and control over divisions and bureaus established in the Department of Public Health. The Director shall have the power to authorize, approve and accept the rendition of voluntary services to the benefit of and without cost to the City and its citizens by medical and paramedical and other volunteer personnel. He or she shall have additional duties as may be required by ordinance.

(Ord. No. 1871-06, § 3. Passed 12-11-06, eff. 12-15-06) (BOC Res. No. 184-07. Adopted 4-18-07)

§ 141.03 Acceptance of Gifts

   The Director of Public Health is authorized to accept gifts of money, property, or services, with or without limitations imposed by the donor, that may be donated for the use and benefit of the Department of Public Health.

(Ord. No. 640-07. Passed 6-11-07, eff. 6-15-07)

§ 141.04 Establishment of Special Accounts

   (a)   Funds so accepted shall be placed to the credit of the particular institution in Fund 126 in an account to be designated, if the fund is limited in purpose by the conditions of the gift, as “_______________ limited purpose account”; otherwise in an account to be designated “_______________ unconditioned expenditure account”.

   (b)   The funds deposited to the credit of the foregoing accounts are hereby determined not to constitute public funds subject to the provisions of law relating to the budget, but funds to be expended for the benefit of the named institution at the discretion of the Director of Public Health and Welfare, or in the manner and for the specific purpose named in the gift.

(Ord. No. 2640-55. Passed 12-12-55, eff. 12-15-55)

§ 141.05 Expenditure of Donated Funds

   Expenditures from accounts shall be made on vouchers signed by the appropriate commissioner and the Director of Public Health when the amount is less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00); otherwise the expenditure shall first be authorized by ordinance of Council in the manner provided in Charter Section 108. No part of any funds so credited to the accounts shall be paid to or for the benefit of any officer of employee, either as additional compensation or as reimbursement for expenses incurred, or paid for purposes other than those directly benefitting the divisions or in any manner other than that applicable to the expenditure of other public funds, unless the payment is specifically provided for in the terms of the gift or authorized by resolution or ordinance of Council.

(Ord. No. 1871-06, § 3. Passed 12-11-06, eff. 12-15-06)

§ 141.06 Treatment of Indigent Alcoholics, Drug Addicts – Repealed

(Ord. No. 1871-06, § 2. Passed 12-11-06, eff. 12-15-06)

§ 141.07 Division of Correction; Duties of Commissioner – Repealed

(Ord. No. 1871-06, § 2. Passed 12-11-06, eff. 12-15-06)

§ 141.071 Reimbursement for Confinement Costs – Repealed

(Ord. No. 1871-06, § 2. Passed 12-11-06, eff. 12-15-06)

§ 141.072 Inmate Labor – Repealed

(Ord. No. 1871-06, § 2. Passed 12-11-06, eff. 12-15-06)