(A) Generally.
(1) It shall be the duty of the City Board of Health, with the approval of the State Board of Health, to appoint a full-time City Health Officer who meets the minimum qualifications of the State Board. He or she shall be a citizen of the United States and shall hold an unlimited license to practice medicine in the state. The City Health Officer shall devote full time to the duties of his or her office and shall not engage in private medical practice, nor engage actively in any business. The Health Officer shall be appointed for a term of four years, unless sooner removed for cause in the manner provided by law.
(2) The City Health Officer may be a member of and in the employ of the Board of Health. The City Health Officer shall give bond in the sum as the Board of Health shall determine upon and require.
(Prior Code, § 32.053)
(B) Powers and duties. The City Health Officer shall:
(1) Serve as the Secretary of the City Board of Health when it is in session and as the executive officer of the Board of Health when it is not in session;
(2) Exercise all the powers provided by law and enforce all the rules and regulations of the City Board of Health, the State Board of Health and the provisions of this code;
(3) Provide for the proper registration of births and deaths and other vital statistics which this code, the law, the City Board of Health and the State Board of Health may require; and issue certified copies of birth and death certificates to proper persons subject to the required conditions;
(4) Make or order all necessary sanitary surveys and inspections;
(5) Appoint and employ professional, clerical and other employees as may be necessary and reasonable to carry out and perform the duties of the Health Department;
(6) Administer and enforce provisions of this code relating to sanitation of all buildings both public and private, affecting the community, except the matters as are required to be administered and enforced by others;
(7) Cause all nuisances affecting the health of the public to be abated with all reasonable promptness;
(8) Establish quarantines and, in connection therewith, order what is reasonable and necessary for prevention and suppression of disease;
(9) Close churches and schools and forbid public gatherings in order to prevent and stop epidemics, and act in all reasonable and necessary ways to protect the public health;
(10) Keep minutes of all Board meetings and all the records of the Board in his or her office at the City Hall, including full and permanent records of his or her public health work which may be required by law, including monthly reports to the City Board which shall be subsequently permanently recorded and shall keep and transmit all other records required by the city, state, and the United States public health services;
(11) Equip and maintain suitable offices, laboratory, facilities, and appliances in the City Hall; and
(12) Report all important or material matters requiring their respective attention to the Board of Health, the Mayor, and the Common Council.
(Prior Code, § 32.054)