(A) Pursuant to Charter § 3.02, there is established a Health Department.
(B) Department head. The department head shall be the Health Officer who shall be appointed as provided by Charter § 3.03. The Health Officer shall have such authority and powers as are provided by law.
(C) Composition.
(1) The Health Department shall also include:
(a) The Board of Health. The Board of Health shall have five members. The Board of Health shall have at least one physician, one dentist and one nurse, one representative of labor, and one member of the public at large.
(b) The Senior Services Commis-sion. The Senior Services Commission shall have five members. One member of the Senior Services Commission shall be a representative from organized labor who shall hold a valid union membership at the time of nomination and during his or her term of office. Additionally, at least two members shall be at least 50 years-of-age at the time of their appointment to the Commission.
(2) All respective members shall be appointed as provided by Charter § 3.14 and shall complete such duties and have such powers as are prescribed by federal, state and local law.
(D) Duties. The department shall be responsible for routinely and periodically assessing the public health of the community and recommending appropriate policies, ordinances and programs to improve the health of the community, shall investigate and control communicable diseases and shall complete environmental inspections and investigations necessary to protect the public health. The Health Department shall also be responsible for providing services to the senior population of the city, and for mobilizing the human, physical, and financial resources available to assist the senior population of the community, and shall advise the Board of Mayor and Alder-men as to the needs of that population. Subject to appropriation, the Health Department shall plan, develop, and implement those programs that will best serve the senior population and shall, at all times, be guided by the principle of maintaining the dignity and independence of each member of the senior population.
(Ord. passed 11-4-98; Am. Ord. passed 6-6-23)