(A) The Municipal Board of Health shall appoint a full-time or part-time City Health Officer with approval by the Commissioner. The City Health Officer shall be a physician currently licensed in this state and knowledgeable in the science of public health. The City Health Officer serves at the will and pleasure of the Municipal Board of Health for a term of one year and is eligible for reappointment at compensation determined by the Municipal Board of Health.
(B) The City Health Officer may be removed from office by the Commissioner if the City Health Officer fails or refuses to carry out the lawful orders or rules of the Secretary in the event the Commissioner determines a public health emergency exists or if the City Health Officer fails or refuses to enforce public health laws and rules necessary to prevent and control the spread of communicable or reportable diseases dangerous to the public health. Upon removal, a successor City Health Officer shall immediately be appointed by the Municipal Board of Health pursuant to the provisions of the state code.
(Ord. 11-1, passed 1-4-2011)